Opera Maine’s largest-ever production, showing Thursday and Sunday, calls for some 3 dozen non-speaking roles.
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Julia Gagnon, Maine’s ‘American Idol’ star, sings new music at packed Portland show
Gagnon performed at Merrill Auditorium on Sunday night for the first stop on her ‘Here in Maine’ tour.
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Spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to visit Portland
The event Saturday at Merrill Auditorium is the Art of Living founder’s only public appearance planned in the U.S. this year.
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Esteemed Portland architect Winton Scott dies, leaving vast professional legacy
Scott, 86, trained with great architects and brought high standards to the field in Maine.
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Review: Motown and pop star Diana Ross shows Merrill audience why she’s legendary
The Portland show includes songs from her days as lead singer of The Supremes and her solo career, as well as covers and interview clips.
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Brunswick singers prepare to share stage with pros
The Brunswick High School chamber choir will perform with the “iconic” Kotzschmar Organ and a mix of amateur and professional singers at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium this Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
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Concert review: Lyle Lovett defies time as he leads Large Band at Merrill
The concert Wednesday was part of his tour for the album ’12th of June.’
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Gladys Knight gives stirring performance at appearance in Portland
In a 90-minute concert at Merrill Auditorium, the 77-year-old singer proved that she can still sell a song through distinctive phrasing and a powerful delivery.
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Union stagehands demand new Merrill Auditorium contract
Stagehands and supporters picketed a performance staffed with non-union labor Thursday to pressure the city of Portland to renegotiate an exclusive labor agreement for the publicly owned venue.
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Concert review: At its first in-person concert in more than a year, a spirited program from the PSO
The one-hour performance addressed the parallel ideas of homecoming and moving on.