Plácido Domingo will help reopen Covent Garden in December. The Sunday Times catches him in gusts of flattery for his “favorite” opera house. This and all things maestro. – The Sunday Times (UK)
Tag: 09.26.99
THE GREATEST YEARS OF THEIR LIVES
Yes, another Millennium package. The Chicago Tribune asks its critics what was the best year of the century for each of their art forms. 1976 for dance…1954 for classical music…1910 for art…1982 for TV…1953 for theater… Chicago Tribune
THE WRITE STUFF
After publishers turned her down, she self-published on the internet. Now she’s got a major book contract. – Cleveland Plain Dealer
FIRING CURATORS –
– hiring an architect to expand without any public discussion. Boston Museum of Fine Arts director Malcolm Rogers is remaking one of America’s top cultural institutions. Many are asking – just what is he making it into? Boston Globe
ALSO: MFA’s School doesn’t escape controversy either. Boston Globe 9/26/99
LION ART
With a tenth anniversary show of the work of “Lion Kinger” Julie Taymor, Columbus’ Wexner Center wonders if the gulf between art and entertainment exists at all. Cleveland Plain Dealer