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Betty G. Hocker, opera singer and composer
Betty G. Hocker, a retired Baltimore opera singer and composer who wrote the "Fort McHenry March" at the time of the nation's bicentennial, died Saturday of complications from dementia at Stella Maris Hospice.
The longtime Roland Park resident was 101....Tags: Memorial Stadium, Concerts, Fort McHenry, Opera (genre), Peabody Conservatory
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An evening of voice and piano, featuring a Bel Air native
Soprano Stacey Mastrian returns to her native Bel Air to present a recital of songs and arias in Italian, French, German, Spanish and English, with pianist Scott Crowne. The concert will be Friday, March 16, at 8 p.m. at the St. Mary Magdalen Mission...Tags: Culture, Concerts, Opera (genre), Peabody Conservatory, Vatican City
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Baltimore Opera seeks Chapter 11 protection
After 58 years and more than 200 productions, the Baltimore Opera Company will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy-law protection today amid dwindling ticket sales and contributions. The remaining two productions of the 2008-2009 season, Rossini's The...Tags: Bankruptcy, Placido Domingo, Opera (genre), Management Change, Finance
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The curse of 'Carmen' struck Rosa Ponselle
Sun reporterThe opera "Carmen," like the drama "Macbeth," has a well-earned reputation as an unlucky vehicle for the actors and singers who dare perform it.Superstitious actors often refer to the Shakespearean drama as simply "the Scottish play," afraid that...Tags: Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Opera (genre), Death, Roland Park, Johns Hopkins University
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A who's who of Maryland (abridged)
Special to Baltimoresun.comWhile you may be coming to Maryland to earn your fame and fortune, the majority of the Free State natives listed below took their talents elsewhere. The exceptions are marked with asterisks. Actors/actresses Bess Armstrong, John Astin, John Wilkes Booth,...Tags: Anne Tyler, Celebrities and Bad Behavior, H.L. Mencken, David Hasselhoff, Edward Norton
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