Barbra Streisand has said that people still don’t pronounce her name correctly.
Despite global success, the singer claims that her surname is often said incorrectly, with people pronouncing it with a “z” instead of an “s”.
The correct way is to say Strei-sand, not Strei-zand.
The 80-year-old singer was speaking to The Guardian when she said that she still had to correct people.
“It’s the funniest thing to me that people still can’t seem to get my name right,” she said. “Even today, I had to correct my new assistant,” she added.
Streisand can be heard correcting David Kapralik from Columbia Records at the start of her forthcoming release, Barbara Streisand at the Bon Soir.
The album was originally planned to be Streisand’s debut album under Columbia; it was a full live recording from the Bon Soir club that the singer first performed in.
However, the...
Despite global success, the singer claims that her surname is often said incorrectly, with people pronouncing it with a “z” instead of an “s”.
The correct way is to say Strei-sand, not Strei-zand.
The 80-year-old singer was speaking to The Guardian when she said that she still had to correct people.
“It’s the funniest thing to me that people still can’t seem to get my name right,” she said. “Even today, I had to correct my new assistant,” she added.
Streisand can be heard correcting David Kapralik from Columbia Records at the start of her forthcoming release, Barbara Streisand at the Bon Soir.
The album was originally planned to be Streisand’s debut album under Columbia; it was a full live recording from the Bon Soir club that the singer first performed in.
However, the...
- 10/24/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Barbra Streisand’s fabled run of 1962 shows at the Greenwich Village nightclub, Bon Soir, will be released as a new live album, Live at Bon Soir, on Nov. 4 via Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings. To tease the release, Streisand shared a powerhouse rendition of the Arthur Hamilton-penned song, “Cry Me a River.”
Live at Bon Soir was recorded over three nights, Nov. 4 through Nov. 6, 1962: Streisand was just 20 years old, and she’d signed her first record deal with Columbia only a month earlier. The recordings were originally supposed to become Streisand’s debut album,...
Live at Bon Soir was recorded over three nights, Nov. 4 through Nov. 6, 1962: Streisand was just 20 years old, and she’d signed her first record deal with Columbia only a month earlier. The recordings were originally supposed to become Streisand’s debut album,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Programmers at the Park City jamboree’s upcoming 23rd edition announced on Monday the 11 narrative and eight documentary selections that will play in January.
The 2017 showcase will also feature Dig (Digital, Interactive & Gaming), a platform of eight works by emerging artists working in cutting-edge digital media, while Polytechnic is a series of free workshops exploring disruptive perspectives on filmmaking from industry insiders.
“As filmmakers themselves, the Slamdance programmers and staff share the same creative spirit as the festival artists,” said Slamdance co-founder and president, Peter Baxter. “Our stories are different but our divergent attitude is the same.
“Together, we give a voice to Diy filmmaking. Empowering emerging artists is what we do, and you are about to see a great group at Slamdance 2017.”
The feature competition roster includes 16 premieres – 12 world, 3 North American and one Us. All competition films are feature directorial debuts with budgets of under $1m and without Us distribution.
Jury awards...
The 2017 showcase will also feature Dig (Digital, Interactive & Gaming), a platform of eight works by emerging artists working in cutting-edge digital media, while Polytechnic is a series of free workshops exploring disruptive perspectives on filmmaking from industry insiders.
“As filmmakers themselves, the Slamdance programmers and staff share the same creative spirit as the festival artists,” said Slamdance co-founder and president, Peter Baxter. “Our stories are different but our divergent attitude is the same.
“Together, we give a voice to Diy filmmaking. Empowering emerging artists is what we do, and you are about to see a great group at Slamdance 2017.”
The feature competition roster includes 16 premieres – 12 world, 3 North American and one Us. All competition films are feature directorial debuts with budgets of under $1m and without Us distribution.
Jury awards...
- 11/28/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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