“Police officers, there to protect the nearby monument bearing the statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the secular Turkish Republic, joined the audience, resting on their riot shields.”
Tag: 06.14.13
The Composer Blacked Out The Score – But 21st Century Tech Brought It Back
“This is the ghost of Cherubini – we have resurrected his pen strokes.”
In A Digital Future, Will The Big Companies Control Everything?
We already have books, music, movies, and TV shows that can’t be loaned or resold – are video games the tipping point?
Hollywood Stars Might Be Tiring Of Broadway – Is That Good News?
“You can’t blame movie stars for thinking twice about the whole Broadway affair. In addition to the lower pay and smaller audience — some of the least-watched films or TV shows will still get in front of more eyeballs than the most-watched Broadway plays — the stage has that crazy work schedule.”
It’s Bloomsday! What Do Famous Authors Say About Their Experiences Reading Joyce?
If you’re in Dublin on June 16, watch out for – or join in on – the revels of those celebrating James Joyce’s Ulysses.
Why Is The Colorado Symphony Ending A Successful Season With A Drive For Money?
The campaign isn’t deeply bad news: Things have dramatically improved since last fall when the board of the CSO resigned en masse, but that left a few financial holes.
Is A Good Bartender A Performance Artist?
“The dive-bar geezer pouring shots with a surly flourish is offering a solo show, as is the nightclub barmaid popping open a Bud Light grasped between her thigh and calf.”
There Is No Such Thing As A “Big Five” Orchestras Anymore
“In this burbling stew of toil, trouble and occasional triumph, does the passing of the Big Five represent loss or gain?”
Salzburg Director Will Leave Job Before Contract Is Finished
“When Alexander Pereira was appointed last week as general manager of Teatro alla Scala, starting in 2015, the presumption was that he would remain in his current post, artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, until his contract ended in 2016. But the notion of a one-year overlap did not sit well with the festival’s board, which has decided to let him go at the end of September 2014.”
Is Censorship Stifling Australian Art?
“Unfortunately, it seems that challenging Australian art is attacked and censored. And if we are only permitted to view “correct”, officially sanctioned work then art’s primary function – to reveal us to ourselves – is destroyed. “