Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic have decided to call off their proposed merger. “Rumors that the deal was unraveling had been circulating in recent days after weeks of growing doubt about whether the boards of these two proud organizations would ultimately sanction the move. Lincoln Center officials said today that they were pleased to have the orchestra remain. `If you were to capture our feelings about this, they could be succinctly stated: Welcome home. All is forgiven. We have a lot to discuss.”
Tag: 10.07.03
The National’s Big Year
Nicholas Hytner’s first season at the head of London’s National Theatre has been a big success. “You come in new, and the continuity of the institution has to be grappled with. It is constitutionally required of us that we should be skeptical and disreputable, and that all the time we should be looking for stories that would not be told unless we are prepared to tell them.”