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Tag: 07.09.10
Texas Orchestra At War With Union, Musicians
At the Richardson Symphony, “after years of shaky finances, late paychecks and increasingly testy relations with the musicians’ union, the orchestra is trying to bypass the American Federation of Musicians entirely.”
Simon Rattle: Venezuelan Orchestras Are The Next Big Thing
“You have the chance now with this generation of the Bolivar B, to create the first truly great South American orchestra. This is something that I see in the next 10 years, and it is very exciting.”
Tonys Leaving Radio City Music Hall For Uptown?
The Tonys are leaving Radio City Music Hall after 13 years to make way for a new production from Cirque du Soleil next spring. (We can only hope it’s an expanded version of “Banana Shpeel.”) CBS, which broadcasts the Tonys, “still has to approve the move,” says a source. “But it looks like we’ll be in Washington Heights next year.”
American TV Ratings Sink To New Lows Last Week
“CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox together had the fewest prime-time viewers last week in two decades of record-keeping, the Nielsen Co. said. Given the dominance of the big broadcasters before then, you’d probably have to go back to the early days of television to find such a collective shrug.”
Broadway Actors Nab Emmy Nods
“The Emmy nods were announced Thursday and three young Broadway pros have made the leap to prime-time in major ways. They’ve grabbed attention – and Emmy noms.”
deYoung Museum Gets A New Chief Curator
“Julian Cox, 44, comes to San Francisco from the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, where he has been curator of photography for five years. Before going to the High Museum, Cox spent 12 years in the photography department at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.”
What Is Causing Downturn In Festival Business?
“Could it be that there are just too many concerts and festivals, and a certain “gig-fatigue” is setting in for music fans?”
US Concert Tour Business Down Substantially
“During the first half of the year, the top 100 tours made a total of $965.5m (£636.2m), the lowest since 2005 when gross revenue was $730.9m (£481.6m). It marks a 17% decrease from the same period last year.”
Man Cleared Of Stealing Shakespeare Folio (But…)
“Antiques dealer Raymond Scott has been cleared of stealing a rare copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio. But a Newcastle Crown Court jury found the 53-year-old from County Durham guilty of handling stolen goods and removing stolen property from the UK.”