Along with Gioachino Rossini and Gaetano Donizetti, Bellini is part of a Mount Rushmore–like triptych of nineteenth-century Italian composers invoked whenever beautiful singing—bel canto—becomes an object of faith.
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Arya Roshanian,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
Conducted by Carlos Vieu, the event features an attractive lineup of international works by composers Carl Nielsen, Alberto Ginastera and Dmitri Shostakovich.
The film is debuting at the annual festival with other documentaries featuring fellow musicians, including Earth, Wind & Fire, Peter Frampton, and Alicia Keys.
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KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM), a union for session musicians, is suing Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG) for breaching their collective bargaining agreement over use of their music by AI programs.
CreatiVets, the nonprofit behind the event, works with veterans struggling with trauma and the difficult transition to civilian life by pairing them with professional songwriters and artists.
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Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
Williams is the nonpareil of living American songwriters.
—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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