01.07.18 – ArtsJournal Wayback

Is This The Definitive Bio Of Toscanini?

“His work as an interpreter was so original and so powerful that it has influenced musicians down to our own day: generations of conductors, including those who disagreed and disagree with his interpretations, have been the beneficiaries of his reforms in the opera house and concert hall, and his insistence that the performer’s job is to come as close as possible to revealing the composer’s intentions, rather than to use the music as a vehicle for self-expression, remains a basic principle for many of today’s outstanding performers.”

Museum Groups Condemn LaSalle University’s Plan To Sell Art

“College and university art museums have a long and rich history of collecting, curating, and educating in a financially and ethically responsible manner on par with the world’s most prestigious institutions,” the statement says. “A different governance structure does not exempt a university museum from acting ethically, nor permit them to ignore issues of public trust and use collections as disposable financial assets.”

Met Museum Defends Its New Admissions Policy

Many think the new $25 entrance fee – which is the same for several other city museums – is too expensive. Met President Daniel Weiss disagrees. “In every society and throughout history, excellence costs money,” he said. “If you’re willing to spend $25 to go to the MoMA or Guggenheim, or spend $15 to go to the movies, we don’t think asking $25 to come to the Met is an unreasonable request.”

Just How Many Women Have Contacted The Los Angeles Times About Sexual Harassment By Director James Toback?

A lot. “Last week, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office announced that it was reviewing five investigations into accusations of sexual misconduct against filmmaker James Toback.” That’s a lot to investigate – but the LA Times has heard from 395 women and corroborated almost all of their stories.

What’s The Food Like At The National Theatre’s New Dinner Show?

Oops, the restaurant critic sent to review the on-stage edibles got distracted by the show, Network (an adaptation of the ’70s movie): The food “barely registers. It’s something dark on a plate. Food? Who cares about that? I’m too busy gawping at the kinetic fury of one of the US’s greatest actors playing not just to the hundreds in the Lyttleton theatre, but to us up here in the midst of the ultimate TV dinner”.

Why They (That Is, The Actresses Who Created The Time’s Up Campaign And The Activists Who Went To The Golden Globes With Them) Fight

Mónica Ramírez, who fights for farmworker rights and who accompanied Laura Dern to the ceremony: “‘Farmworker women pick and plant the food that we eat and have a long history of combating sexual violence,’ said Ms. Ramírez, who fights sexual violence against farmworkers and pushes for Latina empowerment. Of the women working in Hollywood, she said, ‘We stand with them and we lend them our power and strength. Part of our work as an organization is to fight for gender equality across all lines.'”

The Biggest Moments At The Golden Globes

Sure, Lady Bird won two big awards, Get Out was wildly snubbed, and Laura Dern gave a great speech (here’s a list of the winners from The New York Times). But all eyes and ears were on Oprah, who wound up a rousing speech after winning the Cecil B. DeMille award like this: “For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. … But their time is up. Their time is up. Their time is up.”

The Mysterious Practice-Room Pianist Who Could Mirror Anyone’s Repertoire

“It is kind of unusual when you have the opportunity to transform these moments when you’re in the cell of a practice room by yourself into a moment actually of communication or connection.”

French Singer, Eurovision Winner France Gall Dies At 70

The singer, whose ending of a relationship with another singer inspired the French song that eventually turned into Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” recorded her first hit when she was 16 and won Eurovision for Luxembourg in 1965.

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