“The pictures provide rare documentation of nearly every aspect of Warhol’s world at the so-called Silver Factory on East 47th Street in Manhattan and at the studio’s later incarnation near Union Square.” Now they’re missing…
Tag: 01.08.10
The Architects Who Are Remaking Madrid
“When the civil war finished [in 1939],” says Mr. Tuñón, 51 years old, it was necessary to “rebuild the whole country,” which led to the singular importance of architects on projects of every size. Unlike in other countries, he says, “architects in Spain are personally responsible for everything.”
Why Musicians Should Care About Net Neutrality
“The reason artists need to care about net neutrality is that, should an open internet disappear, it’s likely that the free-flowing manner in which we now conduct our business would as well.”
Soprano Quits Rome Traviata After Zeffirelli Calls Her Fat
Daniela Dessì, one of Italy’s top opera stars, walked out of the new Opera di Roma staging after its director, the notoriously outspoken Franco Zeffirelli, said of her, “A woman of a certain age and plumpness is not credible in the character of Violetta.” The 52-year-old soprano says she weighs 65kg (143 pounds).
Paavo Järvi To Step Down From Cincinnati Symphony
The CSO’s 47-year-old music director “told orchestra musicians on Thursday that his last concert will be in May of 2011, at the end of his 10th season. ‘There was no kind of traumatic experience that made me want to leave,’ he said of his decision. ‘I always trusted my intuition’.”