For the 106th straight week, Elton John’s sappy Diana remake of “Candle in the Wind” sits on Canada’s Top 10 Singles list. So what’s the matter with Canadians? “We’re either sentimental saps or deeply loyal subjects,” says a Montreal music critic. – The Globe and Mail (Canada)
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A GRANDE DAME’S TRIUMPHAL RETURN
Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house was consumed by fire on the morning of Jan. 31, 1994. This week it reopened and it was as if nothing had ever happened. – The New York Times
NO ARNOLD OR BRUCE OR SYLVESTER
Planet Hollywood’s stars stayed away from court as the restaurant chain filed in bankruptcy court to close nine of its restaurants. (Reuters) Contra Costa Times
NO ARNOLD OR BRUCE OR SYLVESTER
Planet Hollywood’s stars stayed away from court as the restaurant chain filed in bankruptcy court to close nine of its restaurants.
(Reuters) Contra Costa Times
WHERE ARE THE CANADIAN COMPOSERS?
Singers, sure, and of course there’s Glenn Gould. But when the “Greatest of the Century” list moves to composers, Canadians are notably absent. – National Post (Canada)
NO ESCAPE
A pianist explains why ever-present background music numbs the ear and teaches us not to listen. – MSNBC
JAZZ GREAT MILT JACKSON HAS DIED
The vibraphonist passed away of liver cancer on Saturday. – Toronto Star
(ALSO: Hear a report from NPR Morning Edition 10.11.99 [Real Audio clip]
AND: The Boston Globe‘s story 10.12.99)
THE FOURTH TENOR?
36-year-old José Cura has one of the two most alluring tenor voices of his generation, says one critic. Fiery as his Spanish-Lebanese-Argentinean parentage, he also has plenty of ego to burn. – The Times (UK)
HE’S NOT YET 25
But already Daniel Harding has conducted the Berlin Philharmonic and has a recording contract. This week the conducting world’s wunderkind took on the London Symphony Orchestra. – Financial Times
EUROSTROIKA
The grand great contemporary arts of Europe – observations by David White. New York Times