“She has nerve damage, and she is unable to sustain notes, and she has problems standing for long periods — all the physical requirements necessary to perform in an opera.”
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When The Conductor Has A Sweaty Baton
“At a first rehearsal, musicians sitting at the back look at a conductor in the hope that he’ll look back at them occasionally. If they’re ignored for more than 10 minutes, they give up and retreat into their parts.”
More Signs Cable TV Providers Are Losing Subscribers
“Two large television distributors, DirecTV and Time Warner Cable, reported second-quarter subscriber losses on Thursday while keeping overall revenues growing.”
The Only Way To Save Arts Critics? Artists Must Speak Up
“I know from interviewing creative artists that they prize a detailed review by someone they trust to know their stuff, even if they disagree with it. If honestly and intelligently provided, it’s food for growth. If the professional critics have any value in this current world, that is where it lies. Let the artists defend the critics. If they don’t, let the critic die.”
Watching A Smart TV? Careful – Hackers Could Be Watching You
“Once the TV is compromised, a hacker has full control and can spread its attack to the victim’s contacts, effectively becoming a full-fledged Smart TV virus.”
Founder Of Seattle Chamber Music Festival Dies
Toby Saks was only the third woman member of the New York Philharmonic when she joined the orchestra in the 1970s. She started the Seattle Chamber Music Festival and served as its artistic director for 30 years. She was 71.
How (And How Not) To Argue Against Selling Off Detroit’s Art
Terry Teachout: “It’s only a matter of time before a less pusillanimous liberal commentator [than Peter Schjeldahl] reminds us of the pithy words of Bertolt Brecht: ‘Grub first, then ethics.’ Anybody who doesn’t want Detroit to sell its art must be prepared to go up against arguments like these. What’s more, the counterarguments will have to persuade locals who know how it feels to call the cops and get a busy signal.”
Mexico Sees First-Ever Telenovela In Mayan
“It might be the cleanest Mexican soap opera around. The passionate love scenes that are a staple of the genre were reduced, bowing to conservative local sensibilities, to a few pecks on the cheek and hand-holding as innocent as junior high schoolers on a first date.”