To imply that new music (since “abandoning accessible repertoire” is usually coded language for “presenting new music”) was in any way responsible for the company’s demise seems outrageous.
Tag: 10.07.13
Director Patrice Chéreau, 68
“The French director of opera, theater and films such as Queen Margot and Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train, died Monday in Paris of lung cancer. He was 68. A screenwriter and actor as well, Chéreau was director of the Théâtre des Amandiers in Nanterre, France. His unusual production of Wagner’s Ring cycle] in Bayreuth in 1976 was described as changing the face of modern opera.”
Canada Revives $100K Theater Prize
“The first protégé who shared in the inaugural edition of the $100,000 Siminovitch Prize in 2001 is among the trio of nominees for the 2013 edition of the revived Canadian theatre honour.”
Nikolai Tsiskaridze Will Return To The Bolshoi Stage One Last Time
Russia’s minister of culture has confirmed rumors that Russian ballet’s superstar bad-boy – who was finally dismissed from the Bolshoi this summer after years of publicly badmouthing both management and colleagues and openly campaigning to be named the theater’s director – will perform in benefit performances of The Nutcracker, leading up to his 40th birthday on New Year’s Eve.
Want To Be A Great Artist? Be A Narcissist First
“A new British study finds people with narcissistic tendencies are more likely than others to think of themselves as creative, and to engage in creative activities. If your opinion of yourself is unusually high, there’s a good chance you long to share your brilliance with the rest of the world.”
Why Artists Are Key To The Future Of Publishing
“The New Yorker’s digital wonks tracked 645 million mainstream media impressions of the cover image and a similar number of impressions on social media. They estimate it has been viewed 1.3 billion times in the three months since its publication.”
At The World’s Biggest Book Fair – New Alliances For Publishers
“The dividing line is no longer between old and new, print and e-books, analogue and digital. Instead it runs between those who have a passion for content and who want to provide access to it, and those who don’t really care what they’re selling.”
Tweeting About ‘Scandal’ Or ‘Game of Thrones’? The Nielsen Ratings Finally Care
“Some 19 million people in the U.S. produced 263 million tweets about TV in the second quarter this year, a 38% increase in volume of comments from a year earlier, Nielsen reported.”
The Sad, Hard Year (And Foreseeable Future) Of The Minnesota Orchestra
“Frustration over the impasse, meanwhile, lies everywhere in Minneapolis: among subscribers and donors, among support groups and foundations, among businesses and restaurants near Orchestra Hall, even among politicians.”