On this day in music history - Renée Fleming: Greatest Moments At The MET (2022):

Renée Fleming: Greatest Moments At The MET

Album by Renée Fleming,

released November 16, 2022.

Track list:

* Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro K.492 (Title, Not a Track); 1. Act III: “E Susanna Non Vien; 2. Act III:... Dove Sono I Bei Momenti”; 3. Act III: “Cosa Mi Narri!”; 4. Act III: “Sull’aria... Che Soave Zeffiretto”; * Verdi: Otello (Title, Not a Track); 5. Act IV: “Era Più Calmo?”; 6. Act IV: “Piangea Cantando” (Willow Song); 7. Act IV: “Ave Maria, Piena Di Grazia”; 8. Act III: “Das War Sehr Gut, Mandryka”; * Britten: Peter Grimes Op.33 (Title, Not a Track); 9. Act III: “Embroidery in Childhood Was a Luxury of Idleness”; * Charpentier: Louise; 10. Act III: “Depuis Le Jour”; 11. Act IV: “Alerte! Alerte! Ou Vous Êtes Perdus!”; 12. Act I: “Msíku Na Nebi Hlubokém” (Song to the Moon); 13. Act III: “Obéissons Quand Leur Voix Appelle”; 14. Act III: “Toi! Vous!”; 15. Act III: “N’est-Ce Plus Ma Main Que Cette Main Presse”; 22 * Floyd: Susannah (Title, Not a Track); 1. Act I: “Ain’t It a Pretty Night!”; 2. Act II: “That’s Mighty Pretty Singin’, Susannah”; Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Op.59; 3. Act III: “Marie Theres’!” 5.33; * Mozart: Don Giovanni K.527 (Title, Not a Track); 4. Act II: “Crudele? Ah No, Mio Bene!; 5. Act II:... Non Mi Dir, Bell’idol Mio”; 6. Act II: “Col Sorriso D’innocenza”; * Verdi: La Traviata (Title, Not a Track); 7. Act II: “Ah! Dite Alla Giovine”; 8. Act II: “Imponete - Non Amarlo Ditegli”; 9. Act III: “Mio Caro Bene”; * Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin; 10. Act III: “O! Kak Mnye Tyazhelo!”; 11. Act III: “Onegin! Ya Togda Molozhe”; * Massenet: Thaïs; 12 Act II: “Ah Je Suis Seule; 13 Act II:... Dis-Moi Que Je Suis Belle”; * Rossini: Armida; 14. Act III: “Dove Son Io?... Fuggi!”; 15. Act III: “È Ver... Gode Quest’anima”; 16. Act II: “Hello, Here’s a Soldier Bold”; * Korngold: Die Tote Stadt Op.12 (Title, Not a Track); 17. Act I: “GLÜCK, Das Mir Verblieb” (Marietta’s Lied).

On this day in music history - Songs from the Red Room, by Shakespears Sister (2009):

Songs from the Red Room

Album by Shakespears Sister,
released November 16, 2009.

Track list:

Pulsatron (Whitey Mix); Bad Blood; Was It Worth It? (with Terry Hall); It’s a Trip; Hot Room; A Man in Uniform; You’re Alone; Bitter Pill; Cold; You’re Not Yourself; A Loaded Gun; Bad Blood (Jagz Kooner Mix - AC Edit); Pulsatron (Gully Mix); Cold (Death in Vegas Mix); White Rabbit (Agent Provocateur Mix); She’s Lost Control; Cold (Demo); My World is Empty Without You; War (Fear is Real); I’ll Be Your Mirror; Someone Else’s Girl; Baby It’s You.

On this day in music history - Second Wind, by Lorrie Sarafin (2005):

Second Wind

Album by Lorrie Sarafin,

released November 16, 2005.

Track list:

Bobbi (Canyon Sunrise); Floating; Ceremony; It’s a Dry Heat; Zen Gardens; Sarah; Tiger Eyes; Song for Stephanie; Scorpio Rising; Blackheart; South Mountain Sunrise; Emergence; All My Relations; Monsoon; Dusk; Camelback Shadows.

On this day in music history - Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas, by Heart (2004):

Heart Presents a Lovemongers’ Christmas

Album by Heart,

released November 16, 2004.

Track list:

Here Is Christmas; Christmas Waits; Mary; How Beautiful; William and Rose; Let’s Stay In; Balulalow; Ave Maria; The Last Noel; It’s Christmas Time; Oh Holy Night; Bring a Torch.

On this day in music history - Desire Walks On, by Heart (1993):

Desire Walks On

Album by Heart,

released November 16, 1993.

Track list:

Desire; Black On Black ll; Back To Avalon; The Woman In Me; Rage; In Walks The Night; My Crazy Head; Ring Them Bells; Will You Be There (In The Morning); Voodoo Doll; Anything Is Possible; Avalon (Reprise); Desire Walks On.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 5. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: A Matter Of Time.

Released November 16, 1991.

Directed by Paul Lynch.

Written by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Stefan Gierasch, Matt Frewer, Sheila Franklin, Shay Garner, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Joe Baumann, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Cullen G. Chambers, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Debbie David, Denise Deuschle, Michael Echols, Lanier Edwards, Grace Harrell, Melanie Hathorn, Reuel Kim, Mark Lentry, Keith Rayve, Gina Saadi, Victor Sein.

On this day in movie history - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (movie & books):

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

directed and written by Steven Spielberg,

was released in the United States on November 16, 1977.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban, J. Patrick McNamara, Warren J. Kemmerling, Roberts Blossom, Philip Dodds, Cary Guffey, Shawn Bishop, Adrienne Campbell, Justin Dreyfuss, Lance Henriksen, Merrill Connally, George DiCenzo, Amy Douglass, Alexander Lockwood, Gene Dynarski, Mary Gafrey, Norman Bartold, Josef Sommer, Michael J. Dyer, Roger Ernest, Carl Weathers, F.J. O'Neil, Phil Dodds, Randy Mark Herman, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, David Anderson, Richard L. Hawkins, Craig Shreeve, Bill Thurman, Roy E. Richards, Gene Rader, Eumenio Blanco, Daniel Nunez, Chuy Franco, Luis Contreras, James Keane, Dennis McMullen, Cy Young, Tom Howard, Richard Stuart, Bob Westmoreland, Matt Emery, Galen Thompson, John Dennis Johnston, John Ewing, Keith Atkinson, Robert Broyles, Kirk Raymond, Bennett Wayne Dean Sr., Danyi Deats, Jenny Inge Devaney. Basil Hoffman, J. Allen Hynek, Monty Jordan, Shay McLean, Dejah Moore, Carl Neal, Monty O'Grady, Julia Phillips, Murray Pollack, Stephen Powers, David Rambow, Howard K. Smith.

Recommended reading:

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

By Steven Spielberg.

Published 1978.

ISBN-10: 0440114330

ISBN-13: 978-0722180808

Back cover description:

Watch the skies …

Close Encounter of the First Kind:

Sighting of an Unidentified Object.

Close Encounter of the Second Kind:

Physical evidence after UFO sighting.

Close Encounter of the Third Kind:

Actual contact between human observers and UFO occupants.

All over the world, millions of reliable witnesses – including respected scientists – have been reporting UFO sightings for the past thirty years. Experts everywhere concede the overwhelming probability of intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe. From these indisputable facts, Steven Spielberg, brilliant young director of Jaws, has created the most beautiful, frightening and significant motion picture adventure of all time.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind Fotonovel

By Steven Spielberg.

Published 1978.

ISBN-10: 0440109795

ISBN-13: 978-0440109792

Back cover description:

Close Encounter of the First Kind:

Sighting of a UFO.

Close Encounter of the Second Kind:

Physical evidence.

Close Encounter of the Third Kind:

Contact.

Mankind is off on the greatest adventure in the history of our planet.

And nothing will ever be the same.

For now there is no denying the inescapable conclusion:

We are not alone.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind Diary

By Bob Balaban.

Published 1978.

ISBN-10: 0931550009

ISBN-13: 978-0931550003

Back cover description:

“I loved it. This is a book I would like to have written myself. I could kick myself for not keeping my own diary.” – Richard Dreyfuss.

Bob Balaban plays Francois Truffaut’s interpreter in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Since all journalists and writers were barred during the shooting of the movie, his diary is the only on the spot account of both the making of the movie and, more importantly, the off-screen lives of the people involved in this fantastic project.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind:

The Ultimate Visual History

By Michael Klastorin.

Published 2017.

ISBN-10: 0062692992

ISBN-13: 978-0062692993

Back cover description:

Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of director Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind with this fully authorized behind-the-scenes book exploring the creation, production, and legacy of this iconic film.

Created in conjunction with Sony Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Visual History details the complete creative journey behind the making of the film and examines its cultural impact.

Featuring rare and never-before-seen imagery from the archives, the book brings together a stunning collection of on-set photography, concept art, storyboards, and more to create a complete visual narrative of the film’s journey to the big screen. It also features a wealth of insightful commentary from the film’s key contributors, including exclusive new interviews with director Steven Spielberg, star Richard Dreyfuss, and composer John Williams.

The book also features a wealth of special inserts and interactive elements, including script pages featuring notes from Spielberg, concept sketches of the film’s UFOs and aliens, and much, much more.

Comprehensive, compelling, and filled with unseen treasures, Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Ultimate Visual History is a fitting tribute to an unforgettable film.