Conductor Claudio Abbado, 'champion of music', dies aged 80
MILAN - Claudio Abbado, who decided to become a conductor after hearing a concert at La Scala at the age of eight and went on to lead the Milan opera company and top orchestras for more than half a century, has died aged 80, La Scala said on Monday.
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PARK CITY, Utah - Robert De Niro may best be known as an Oscar-winning actor, but in a new documentary he takes on the role of a devoted son as he spotlights his own artist father, Robert Sr., for his influential but not well-known works in the New York City abstract expressionist art movement.
Zach Braff back at Sundance with tragicomedy 'Wish I Was Here'
PARK CITY, Utah - After exploring the quarter-life crises of young adults in the critical and commercial hit "Garden State" a decade ago, actor-director Zach Braff turned his eye to examine the existential dilemmas faced by parents in his new film "Wish I Was Here."
Bruce Springsteen grabs top spot in Britain's album chart
LONDON - U.S. singer Bruce Springsteen snatched top spot in Britain's album chart on Sunday for the 10th time with "High Hopes", pushing British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding's "Halcyon" into second place, the Official Charts Company said.
'Ride Along' rolls over 'Jack Ryan' to win U.S. weekend box office
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U.S. network NBC to return to live musicals with 'Peter Pan'
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Roy Keane teams up with author Roddy Doyle for memoir
DUBLIN - Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle, creator of some of Ireland's most renowned characters, will tackle one the country's best known when he teams up with Roy Keane to write the former footballer's memoir.
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