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For Immediate Release
April 30, 2008
Measha Brueggergosman, Elena Bashkirova and Yannick Nezet-Seguin on Art & Fine Living with Jona in April and May, 2008
Celebrated Canadian Soprano, Measha Brueggergosman, who is currently performing the role of Elettra in Mozart’s Idomeneo in Toronto, was a guest on the radio program. The lively conversation covered impressions of her visit and performances in Israel in 2007 and her first Mozart opera role with a major opera company. Conductor of Orchestre Metropolitain de Grand Montreal, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, also made a guest appearance on the show, to elaborate on his recent appointments as the principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and as the guest conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Acclaimed pianist Elena Bashkirova joined Jona Rapoport for a conversation about her musical journey and the foundation of the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival a decade ago.Art & Fine Living with Jona can be heard live on Radio Shalom CJRS 1650 AM on Sundays at 7pm and on Wednesdays at 3pm. All programs can be accessed world-wide on the radio website at: www.radio-shalom.ca, or retrieved on the archives of the host’s page.
Over the past six years, Jona Rapoport’s unique show has evolved from four separate programs dedicated to the arts to its present format. Ms Rapoport combines enlightening interviews with artists, presenters and trend-makers from around the world, with a lively presentation of music and updates on upscale lifestyle trends. Her guests have all expressed strong support and admiration for her tireless efforts and commitment to the arts.Previous guests on the show include: Cinema: Mike Newell, George Weiss; Photography: Varda Pollack-Sahm; Dance: Callye Robinson, Lina Cruz, Margie Gillis, Shen Wei; Visual Arts: Boaz Kaizman, Sandra Grant-Marchand, Joanne Lamoureux; Classical Instrumentalists: Violinist James Ehnes, Pianist Elena Bashkirova, Violinist Jonathan Crow, Pianist Lang Lang, Violinist Gil Shaham, Cellist Denise Djokic, Cellist Yuli Turovsky, Violinist Sophie Dugas; Composers: Thomas Beveridge, Ofer Ben-Amots, Lori Laitman; Classical Vocalists: Bass Denis Sedov, Soprano Hasmik Papian, Soprano Natalie Dessay, Soprano Manon Feubel, Mezzo Michèle Losier, Tenor Ben Heppner, Tenor Richard Margison, Tenor Frederic Antoun, Tenor Marc Hervieux; Specialists: Michel Beaulac (Opera), Pierre Vachon (Opera), Chantal Lambert (Opera); Jazz/World: Carol Welsman, Sophie Milman, Harry Connick Jr, Alain Caron, Walter Blanding, Imani Gonzales, Sean Lennon; Conductors: Yuli Turovsky, Jacques Lacombe, Rolf Bertsch, Yannick Nezet- Seguin, Ascher Fisch; Theatre: Daniel Lillford, Vittorio Rossi, Peter Hinton, Quincy Armorer, Daniel Brooks, Ben Gonshor, Elan Kunin , Caroline Cave ,Bryna Wasserman, Mark Watty, Roy Surette; Travel: George Deeb, Marian Marbury; Fine Living: Joel Giberovitch, Chef Paul Little; Publisher and antique expert,Terry Kovel.
Producer and host Jona Rapoport is also the manager and publicist of American art song composer, Lori Laitman.
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Playwright Daniel Lillford Interviewed on Art & Fine Living with Jona on Radio ShalomÂ
Playwright, actor and director Daniel Lillford made a guest appearance on Art & FineLiving with Jona to air March 23rd and 26th, 2008. In a lively conversation, the creator of The Mystery of Maddy Heisler, to premiere at the Centaur Theatre in Montreal in late March, spoke candidly about his fascination with the two great wars of the last century, about his own family’s strife in the German-occupied Channel Islands and about the making of the mystery which was already nominated for five East Coast awards.Â
The play is set in rural Nova Scotia during WWII, where a young local man falls in love with an older woman who arrives mysteriously and disappears in the midst of their rapturous love affair. Years later, the young man, now an aging mystery writer, is approached by a young woman carrying a small notebook, the contents of which open an unexpected door to the past.Â
Art & Fine Living with Jonais produced and hosted by Montrealer Jona Rapoport. The program showcases talents in theatre, music, opera, dance, literature and visual arts, with a delightful mix and commentary on fresh classical and jazz releases. The show airs on Sundays at 7pm and on Wednesdays at 3pm on Radio Shalom 1650 AM, and shows are archived on the host’s page at www.radio-shalom.ca for downloading.
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Canadian violinist James Ehnes was the honoured guest on radio show Art & Fine Living with Jona, produced and hosted by Jona Rapoport on Radio Shalom, a mere 24 hours after receiving the coveted Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra. The winning album of violin concertos by Walton, Korngold and Barber, was recorded with Bramwell Tovey and the
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
During the interview, Ehnes professed his joy and surprise at having won the coveted prize for the first recording executed with Maestro Tovey. He spoke candidly about many aspects of his life and career in music, recounting his childhood interest in the violin and the incident the night before his first professional appearance, at sixteen, with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra . He talked about his relationship with his current manager, whose former client was the legendary pianist Glenn Gould, and elaborated on the Walton violin concerto. The first movement of the Walton concerto and the Barber concerto were featured on the show as well. The entire interview can be accessed online on the host’s page of archived programs.
Over the past six years, Jona Rapoport’sunique show has evolved from four separate programs dedicated to the arts to its present format.  Ms Rapoport combines enlightening interviews with artists, presenters and trend-makers from around the world, with a lively presentation of music and updates on upscale lifestyle trends. Her guests have all expressed strong support and admiration for her tireless efforts and scope.
Previous guests on the show include: Cinema: Mike Newell, George Weiss; Photography: Varda Pollack-Sahm; Dance: Callye Robinson,Lina Cruz, Margie Gillis, Shen Wei; Visual Arts: Boaz Kaizman, Sandra Grant-Marchand, Joanne Lamoureux; Classical Instrumentalists: Violinist Jonathan Crow, Pianist Lang Lang, Violinist Gil Shaham, Cellist Denise Djokic, Cellist Yuli Turovsky, Violinist Sophie Dugas, Violinist Jonathan Crow; Composers: Thomas Beveridge, Ofer Ben-Amots, Lori Laitman; Classical Vocalists: Bass Denis Sedov, Soprano Hasmik Papian, Soprano Natalie Dessay, Soprano Manon Feubel, Mezzo Michèle Losier, Tenor Ben Heppner, Tenor Richard Margison, Tenor Frederic Antoun, Tenor Marc Hervieux; Specialists: Michel Beaulac (Opera), Pierre Vachon (Opera), Chantal Lambert (Opera); Jazz/World: Carol Welsman, Sophie Milman, Harry Connick Jr, Alain Caron, Walter Blanding, Imani Gonzales, Sean Lennon; Conductors: Yuli Turovsky, Jacques Lacombe, Rolf Bertsch, Yannick Nezet- Seguin, Ascher Fisch; Theatre: Vittorio Rossi, Peter Hinton, Quincy Armorer, Daniel Brooks, Caroline Cave ,Mark Watty, Roy Surette; Travel: George Deeb, Marian Marbury; Fine Living: Publisher and antique expert,Terry Kovel.
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Jona Rapoport to Represent Celebrated American Composer Lori Laitman by jona rapoport on March 3rd, 2008 March 3, 2008
For Immediate ReleaseÂ
Jona Rapoport to Represent Celebrated American Composer Lori LaitmanÂ
“It is difficult to think of anyone before the public today who equals her exceptional gifts for embracing a poetic text and giving it new and deeper life through music.
Jona Rapoport to Represent Celebrated American Composer Lori LaitmanÂ
“It is difficult to think of anyone before the public today who equals her exceptional gifts for embracing a poetic text and giving it new and deeper life through music.” (Journal of Singing, 2007)
 Canadian artist manager and publicist Jona Rapoport will be representing American composer Lori Laitman worldwide. Ms Rapoport has managed the career of several classical vocalists in the past, and is currently the producer and host of the radio program “Art & Fine Living with Jona” on CJRS 1650 in
Montreal. She is listed in the international directory of Musical America.
 Lori Laitman is one of America’s most prolific and widely performed composers of art song. She has composed nearly 200 songs, setting the words of classical and contemporary poets to music, among them the lost voices of poets who perished in the Holocaust. The composer’s first opera, “Come to Me in Dreams” premiered by Cleveland Opera in 2005, and her upcoming opera, based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter”, to libretto by poet David Mason, will premiere at The University of Central Arkansas in the fall of 2008.Â
Laitman’s songs have been released on Albany Records, Naxos, Channel Classics and others, showcasing the talents of some of today’s top musicians. Among the many artists are: vocalists Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jennifer Check, Patricia Green, Sari Gruber, William Sharp and Randall Scarlata; pianist Warren Jones; bassist Gary Karr; cellists Thomas Kraines and Marcy Rosen; saxophonist Gary Louie and violinist Juliette Kang.  In a review of her latest compilation, “Becoming a Redwood”, the prestigious Gramophone Magazine remarked:  “An extraordinarily impressive achievement… [which indicates] increasing evidence of a major talent. Lori Laitman’s beautiful, sensitively crafted songs deserve to be performed widely”.  A review of her 2000 release, “Mystery – The Songs of Lori Laitman” by Opera News says: “Composer Lori Laitman knows how to let the voice soar and explore…spinning lyrical neo-romantic vocal lines over shifting post-modern sonorities”. Â
  A Journal of Singing review of her 2003 album, “Dreaming”,posits her firmly alongside another legendary composer: “This is a stunning collection of widely varied songs by one of the finest art song composers on the scene today…Lori Laitman deservedly stands shoulder to shoulder with Ned Rorem for her uncommon sensitivity to text, her loving attention to the human voice and its capabilities, and her extraordinary palette of musical colors and gestures”.Â
Lori Laitman graduated magna cum laude from Yale College and received her Master of Music degree in flute performance from The Yale School of Music. Her recordings are available on her website, www.artsongs.com, as well as Amazon and ITunes.Â
 Sheet music can be ordered from Classical Vocal Reprints (1-800-298-7474), www.classicalvocalrep.com.Â
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Grammy Winner James Ehnes in Candid Interview on Art & Fine Living with Jona by jona rapoport on March 11th, 2008 Canadian violinist James Ehnes was the honoured guest on radio show Art & Fine Living with Jona, produced and hosted by Jona Rapoport on Radio Shalom, a mere 24 hours after receiving the coveted Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra.
Dov Abramson, Introducing Myself by dovabr on April 12th, 2008 Hi,My name is Dov Abramson and I am an artist and graphic designer living in Jerusalem.
Art & Fine Living with Jona is the brilliant initiative of producer/host Jona Rapoport on Radio Shalom in Montreal. The show airs weekly and can be accessed on the radio’s website from every corner of the globe, and has been hailed as an important cultural program. Guest appearances by some of the world’s most acclaimed talents in theatre, classical music, jazz, dance and visual arts, as well as select artists in pop culture, have earmarked the show around the world.
Jona Rapoport has been contributing to the non-profit radio station since its inception. The show is on 1650 AM in Montreal, and can be accessed worldwide on the livestream broadcasts and in Jona’s archived shows at www.radio-shalom.ca.
 You can tune in to the show every Sunday at 7pm and every Wednesday at 3pm, and access livestream on www.radio-shalom.ca. All shows are archived on the host’s web page as well.
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Grammy Winner James Ehnes in Candid Interview on Art & Fine Living with Jona by jona rapoport on March 11th, 2008 Canadian violinist James Ehnes was the honoured guest on radio show Art & Fine Living with Jona, produced and hosted by Jona Rapoport on Radio Shalom, a mere 24 hours after receiving the coveted Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra.
The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish TheaterÂ
In this multi-media presentation, Michael Tilson Thomas recreates the lives and times of his grandparents, Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky, giants of the American Yiddish Theater. The program weaves together the story of this fascinating couple through performances of original songs, excerpts from their autobiographies and plays, vintage recordings, projected images from their family photo album, and most importantly Michael Tilson Thomas’s own personal anecdotes. The program has been performed to sell-out crowds in Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, with the San Francisco Symphony, and with the New World Symphony in
Miami.Â
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All About Jewish Theatre The Global Website to promote and enhance Jewish Theatre and Performing Arts Worldwide. Director & Chief Editor: Moti Sandak Vision Recollect our past; understand the present, plan for the future. Mission Statement We put the production & research capabilities of The World Jewish Theatre at your fingertips.
Objectives * To provide a user-friendly platform for intercultural dialogue between Jewish communities worldwide and the State of Israel through artistic exploration via the Internet. * To provide an interactive global network for professionals in The Theater and Performing Arts.
How it all started? In December 2001, thirty Jewish theatre Directors and academics from around the world met in Tel Aviv at a conference “Towards a Vibrant and Coherent Theatre of the Jewish People,” hosted by the Jewish Agency’s People to People center. They concluded with the decision to establish a Jewish Theatre Network on the Web. Pursuant to the conference, the Jewish Agency asked Moti Sandak to plan and design this Jewish World Theatre Website, to be based on his own initiative and ten years of research in Jewish theatre, rare collection of plays and professional articles, connections with leading libraries and databases around the world, and three years of accumulated research in Internet information technology together with European R&D institutions. Products and Services Who has the time to search all over the Internet to find the information you need in a timely fashion? This website is specially designed to provide Read the rest of this entry »
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Jona Rapoport to Represent Celebrated American Composer Lori Laitman by jona rapoport on March 3rd, 2008 March 3, 2008
For Immediate ReleaseÂ
Jona Rapoport to Represent Celebrated American Composer Lori LaitmanÂ
“It is difficult to think of anyone before the public today who equals her exceptional gifts for embracing a poetic text and giving it new and deeper life through music.
Pipe Dreams, by Zipi Shohat, Haaretz by Eyal on February 11th, 2007 At the Gesher Theatre, in Old Jaffa
Elder Son by Aleksandr Vampilov; Gesher production; adapted by Ben Levin; directed by Lena Kreindlin; starring Moshe Igvi, Daniel Chernish and Moshe Leon.
Vasily Grossman’s The Last Letter
Sunday, June 3 at 2 pm rsvp@spertus.edu.
Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate has been called “the greatest Russian novel of the 20th century” (Le Monde). Based on a powerful excerpt, The Last Letter is a poignant solo performance piece that channels the story of Grossman’s own mother, who was murdered in the 1941 German massacre of the Ukrainian city of Berdichev. This simple and deeply moving piece reveals the dignity of its heroine, a physician who, when recognizing her fate, describes her memories and passions in a final letter to her son. Performed by Doreen Feitelberg and directed by Jeffrey Ginsberg.
Doreen Feitelberg is an actress and educator originally from Johannesburg. She received her training at the University of Witwatersrand, the University of South Africa, and Trinity College, London. She holds the position of Life Vice President of the South African Guild of Speech and Drama Teachers, and was on the executive board of the Shakespeare Society of Southern Africa. Currently she serves on the faculty at Columbia College Chicago and is a member of the Chicago Jeff Awards Committee. Read the rest of this entry »
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Two online resources remind us of the rich diversity of cultures in nineteenth-century London. The Jewish Museum has a very interesting online exhibition on the roots of Yiddish theatre, which was created by and for Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe who settled in the East End of London, especially Whitechapel and Spitalfields, in the late nineteenth century. The exhibition provides details on Abraham Goldfaden and the birth of Yiddish theatre; on the first professional Yiddish theatre company in London, formed by Jacob P. Adler in 1883; on the first purpose-built Yiddish theatre in London, known as the Hebrew Dramatic Club (1886); and on the Standard Theatre and Pavilion Theatre (”the Drury Lane of the East,” which became the primary London venue for Yiddish theatre in 1906). The story of a much smaller group in Victorian London, the Chinese who lived in Limehouse, are the subject of a fascinating web resource published by Untold London. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Thomashefskys at Symphony Center in June by csomktg on February 7th, 2008 Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas conductorÂ
June 1, 2008 and June 3, 2008Â
The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish TheaterÂ
In this multi-media presentation, Michael Tilson Thomas recreates the lives and times of his grandparents, Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky, giants of the American Yiddish Theater.
Apart from the wonder elicited by the complexity and sensitivity of the play itself, “The History Boys” (by Alan Bennett, directed by Micha Lewensohn at the Beit Lessin Theater) offers insight into three interesting issues in Israeli theater.
First, the choice of the play itself. It is no accident that this is the first time one of Bennett’s plays (which include “The Madness of George III”) is being performed in Israel. Bennett’s plays belong to a certain genre of English theater that requires the actors to be able to speak and the audience to be able to listen. This is also theater that involves a type of English humor and behavior that are ostensibly foreign to the local audience and actors. Read the rest of this entry »
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New Radio Show Draws Accolades by jona rapoport on February 23rd, 2008 Art & Fine Living with Jona is the brilliant initiative of producer/host Jona Rapoport on Radio Shalom in Montreal.
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Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate has been called “the greatest Russian novel of the 20th century” (Le Monde). Based on a powerful excerpt, The Last Letter is a poignant solo performance piece that channels the story of Grossman’s own mother, who was murdered in the 1941 German massacre of the Ukrainian city of Berdichev. This simple and deeply moving piece reveals the dignity of its heroine, a physician who, when recognizing her fate, describes her memories and passions in a final letter to her son. Performed by Doreen Feitelberg and directed by Jeffrey Ginsberg.