“He was best known for his Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, which was composed in 1976 and sold more than a million copies following a 1992 re-release. The symphony, re-issued to commemorate those who died in the Holocaust, featured vocals from US soprano Dawn Upshaw.”
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Boston’s Museum of Fine Art Readies A $504 Million Expansion
“Today, the MFA shows off its $504 million new Art of the Americas Wing to more than 100 representatives of the media as it hosts a dedication ceremony attended by Senator Scott Brown, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, and other dignitaries.”
Dino De Laurentiis, 91, ‘The Last Emperor of Hollywood Producers’
“A consummate showman whose epic career belongs to a bygone era of Hollywood grandeur, De Laurentiis produced more than 160 films” – from La Strada and War and Peace to Barbarella and Conan the Barbarian to Serpico and Ragtime to Dune and Blue Velvet.