>> editor's picks Cho About CLASSICAL NOTES II 1 la The Met: Live in HD presents German com- poser Richard Strauss' Capriccio, a meditation on art and life starring Renee Fleming, in movie theaters 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, with an encore 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11. Strauss and Clemens Krauss wrote the libretto, but its genesis came from Austrian novelist, journalist and biog- rapher Stefan Zweig (1881 - 1942), who was born into a wealthy Jewish family "My mother and father were Jewish only through accident of birth:' Zweig once said in an interview, yet he did not renounce his Jewish faith and wrote repeatedly on Jewish themes. A lifelong pacifist who advocated the unifica- tion of Europe, Zweig fled Austria in 1934 following Hitler's rise to power in Germany, and lived in England before moving to the U.S. in 1940. In 1941 he went to Brazil, where, despairing at the future of Europe and its culture, he and his wife committed suicide in 1942. 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Its 12 songs — including "Anger "Sleep Until You Dream;' "Never Knew Love;' "Fierce Mama" and "I Get It Now" — speak to mothers, connecting them to their children in an inspira- tional, meaningful and unique fashion, says Cherry "Being a first-time mom, I wanted to document the feelings and emotions we experience during pregnancy — from every rush of love and every little flutter to the moment we realize that we con- nect with our own mothers in a whole new way',' says Cherry, whose husband, Lee Cherry, a celebrity photographer and co-founder of L.A.'s Zodiac Show, co-produced, co-wrote and suggested the concept album because "we'll never be first-time parents again:' The entire project was conceptualized and recorded during Cherry's pregnan- cy, wrapping up just before the birth of Riff Maxwell Cherry on Jan. 29, 2011. Riff just happens to share a birthday with his godfather, American Idol final- Sushi & Asian Bistro Grand-Opening Special ist and Grammy nomi- nee Adam Lambert. 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