“It’s sad,” said BSO managing director Mark Volpe. “He’s one of the great conductors in the world. The orchestra’s in great shape and he’s a terrific teacher. His health issues preclude him from doing what he wanted to do.”
Tag: 03.02.11
19 Named US Arts And Humanities Medal Winners
The White House is honoring 19 Americans, including authors Harper Lee, Joyce Carol Oates and Philip Roth, actress Meryl Streep and jazz musicians Sonny Rollins and Quincy Jones, with the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of Arts.
Opera Filmed In 3D: It Could Redefine The Art
“It puts you close to the singers, as well. But now you feel you are on the stage because there is a depth of field behind them. That’s something that most directors strive for with sets anyway, manipulating scale and viewpoints.”
Official: Egyptian Antiquities In Greater Peril Now Than During Revolution
“During the revolution nothing happened, but after the revolution many things are happening everywhere,” Egypt’s antiquities minister Zahi Hawass said. “People building houses, taking archaeological land, excavating at night — it’s like a nightmare, and I don’t know what I can do.”
Why Don’t Opera Critics Write About The Music?
“Most reviews of productions I’ve attended concern themselves nearly exclusively with a detailed analysis of the director’s conception of the drama. The fact that the writer is generally a music rather than theatre expert is even more bemusing.”
UK TV Falls In Love With Books
“Television is currently in the throes of a heady love affair with the book. For the last few months it has explored the joy of reading and sharing; of turning the pages and entering another world. The result of this passionate pairing has been a spectacle as exciting as any Treme knees-up.”
How Michigan’s Film Incentives Have Translated Into Money
“Last year, 58 movies and TV shows filmed in Michigan, up from 52 in 2009. The state awarded $115 million in tax breaks to these projects. But these production companies spent $293 million, up 31% from $224 million in 2009. They also created 5,310 temporary production jobs and 8,179 positions for extras. Since April 2008, Michigan has offered filmmakers the most generous tax breaks in the country, paying up to 42% of their production costs.”
Details Of The Detroit Symphony Musicians’ Offer To Return To Work
“Under the proposal, the musicians and management each would select an arbiter, who together would select a third member of the panel. The unresolved issues in the strike, including pay and work rules, would be argued in front of the panel. The two sides would be bound by the majority and the arbiters could agree with one side or the other or propose compromise measures.”