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The Enigma of Tannhäuser, the 13th-Century German Poet Who Found the Venusberg

In European culture lies the story of a man whose real life faded into the mists of time, only to be reborn as one of the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Musical based on 13th century Chinese romantic comedy coming to Poway

Judith and Howard Rubenstein’s travels in China in 1984 had a big impact on them. The trip inspired Howard Rubenstein to create “Romance of the Western Chamber – the Musical.” The family friendly show ...
NPR

'Song of Mary'

A quartet of two? That's the magic of the ESK Ensemble — Miriam Andersen and Paul Hoxbro, who provide the voice, and the many instruments, in their performances of medieval music. From a concert in ...
National Catholic Register

How the Eucharist Entered the Heart of a 13th-Century Saint and Inspired a Sister of Life

This is the story of how an obscure 13th-century saint from Florence inspired a young religious sister in Manhattan — and then utterly surprised her. “It was not so much that I discovered St. Juliana, ...