Roberto Paternostro, the ensemble’s music director, discusses the story behind the invitation from Bayreuth to be the first Israeli orchestra to perform in Wagner’s hometown – and why he understands the opposition to the trip and to Wagner’s music within Israel.
Tag: 10.12.10
Combining ‘The Muse’ and ‘The Marketplace’ to Find the Keys to Media Success
Professors at Northwestern University are combining market research, psychological study and editorial creativity to figure out what attracts various consumers to particular media outlets and what keeps those consumers coming back for more.
Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing? Ten Answers
It’s the biggest of all questions, and Michael Shermer lays out the ten (currently) leading answers from “God” to the “Grand Unified Theory” to various forms of multiverse to “It’s the wrong question.”
The ‘Eureka Moment’: Great Ideas Rarely Happen That Way
“When reporters ask Tim Berners-Lee about the moment he conceived of the World Wide Web, he can’t answer. He hasn’t forgotten, it just never happened. The idea percolated in his mind for nearly a decade … , He needed ideas of others to buzz around him and he needed an image that would make his idea understandable.”
What the Manhattan Islamic Center Designs Don’t Tell Us: What It Will Look Like
“Renderings such as these are the stock-in-trade of architectural clients, be they real estate developers or museum directors, who are trying to curry favor with people and institutions who are indispensible to the success of their projects.” The renderings aren’t “presented in bad faith. But let’s be clear: These drawings are marketing tools. They are not architectural designs.”
New Zealand Nat’l Museum Warns Pregnant Women Away From Tour
“Te Papa [the country’s national museum] is asking pregnant or menstruating women not to visit a behind-the-scenes exhibit at the museum out of respect for Maori beliefs.” A spokesperson says, “Pregnant women are sacred and the policy is in place to protect women from these objects” and the spirits believed to inhabit them.
Scientists Figure Out That Dogs Have Personalities (Imagine That)
“A study has found that dogs can be divided into two personality types based on their emotional outlook. ‘Bowl-half-full’ types are full of hopeful optimism, while their ‘bowl-half-empty’ kennelmates tend to expect the worst.”
The Most-DVR’ed Show Of All Time
“CBS’s premiere of its reconstituted cop show “Hawaii Five-O” — starring Alex (Third Time’s a Charm) O’Loughlin — is officially the most DVR’d show of all time.”
An Explosion Of Theatre In Buenos Aries
“All the city’s a stage in Buenos Aires, where a surge of interest in the dramatic arts has rendered every street corner an amphitheater and every pub a theater.”
Marginalization Of The Arts – Root Causes
“While our challenges may be highlighted by the recent recession, the Americans for the Arts study shows that we have been in decline for some time. Maybe sequestration of our art is resulting in decreasing cultural value, contributing to the reduced philanthropic market share?”