That’s Turin’s Teatro Regio, “where performances increased to 110 in 2012 from 85 in 2005, even with a reduction in staff. Its orchestra and chorus have also just announced an ambitious North American tour.” And there’s one individual who seems to deserve a lot of the credit.
Tag: 03.05.14
Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.05.14
The Future of Alternative Weeklies, and Chiming Indie
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“Morning Canvas” Debuts, But When?
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-03-05
A Giant Come Too Early
AJBlog: PostClassic | Published 2014-03-05
Indispensability
AJBlog: Engaging Matters | Published 2014-03-05
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Obama Arts Budget – Meh…
“President Obama’s proposed federal budget for the coming 2014-15 fiscal year would lift spending 3.5% overall for the six main federal arts and culture agencies but provide no increase for the three grant-making bodies that disburse money to nonprofit groups outside Washington, D.C.”
Rafael Vinoly Talks About What The Cleveland Art Museum Makeover Does For The City
“The people that put money in this place could have gotten a villa in Italy, too, or bought more apartments in New York City. So there is a decision on the part of the citizens here that reflects that attitude.”
Study: Wealthier People Are More Musical
“Interestingly, it was the categories that seemed more objective such as ‘melodic memory’ and ‘beat perception’ that showed the strongest statistical correlation with wealth.”
Pompeii Crumbles While Italian Bureaucracy Grinds On
“A long list of problems, mainly tied to the country’s cripplingly slow bureaucracy, still threatens to engulf the plan and sink it before it can be put into action.”
How John Eliot Gardiner Changed The Course Of Classical Music
His student performance of Monteverdi’s Vespers on 5 March 1964 put a rocket under the musical establishment.