“The animals won’t need a ticket, but there will be human spectators who do. The cast will definitely be performing for the animals, and the audience are there to watch that encounter.” Lyn Gardner reports.
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Paris’s New Concert Hall Has Been Packing ‘Em In, With Well Over 90% Of Tickets Sold
Since it opened in January 2015, the Philharmonie de Paris has welcomed more than 1,100,000 visitors each year. Ticket sales have been 97% of capacity in its main hall, and 03% of capacity overall. (in French; Google Translate version here)
Fiora Corradetti Contino, Pioneering Female Opera Conductor, Dead At 91
Born on Long Island to a father who had been a leading baritone at La Scala, Dr. Contino founded her first opera company at age 27 and spent five decades as a verismo specialist, conducing and teaching at universities and regional companies across the U.S – including two decades as artistic director of Opera Illinois in Peoria.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.15.17
Midweek Extra: Howard McGhee With A Classic Ballad
McGhee, one of the essential bop trumpeters, plays “Lover Man,” accompanied by Richard Davis, bass; Ted Dunbar, guitar; and Roy Haynes, drums; at Jack Kleinsinger’s “Highlights In Jazz” tribute to Charlie Parker … read more
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Deborah Borda Will Leave LA Philharmonic To Head NY Philharmonic
“On the surface, this is a startling coup for New York. In her 17 years as head of the L.A. Phil, Borda has made it the most successful and glamorous orchestra in America and the most progressive major symphony in the world, premiering an unprecedented amount of new music, staging operas and rethinking every aspect of the symphony orchestra for the 21st century.”