Rugby To Beefcake To Opera

(Tipped by JMG reader Piet)

Eurovision 2011: France's Amaury Vassili

A 21 year-old French opera star singing in Corsican? Doesn't feel very Eurovision, does it?

Philadelphia Opera Flash Mob

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On Saturday, October 30, 2010, the Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650 choristers from 28 participating organizations to perform one of the Knight Foundation's "Random Acts of Culture" at Macy's in Center City Philadelphia. Accompanied by the Wanamaker Organ - the world's largest pipe organ - the OCP Chorus and throngs of singers from the community infiltrated the store as shoppers, and burst into a pop-up rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah" at 12 noon, to the delight of surprised shoppers. This event is one of 1,000 "Random Acts of Culture" to be funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation over the next three years. The initiative transports the classical arts out of the concert halls and opera houses and into our communities to enrich our everyday lives.

On the downside, Macy's is already completely tricked out in Xmas dreck.

A Modern U.S. President

(Tipped by JoeFromSFO)

Opera Legend Joan Sutherland Dies At 83

Disco Pinafore Megamix

Gayest thing ever?

(Tipped by JMG reader Brian)

The Next Susan Boyle?

A ten year-old opera singer blew away the competition on America's Got Talent on Tuesday night. She so scarily good, half of the commenters on YouTube are screaming, "Fake! Lip-sync!"

Flash Brindisi