Tag: 10.22.00

Vienna opens a museum dedicated to music. “Much to the surprise of locals, this newest addition to Vienna’s cultural scene has artfully blended the city’s classical past with musical experimentation of the future. A five-story, interactive musical adventure where you can do everything from conducting the Vienna Philharmonic to participating in an avant-garde ‘Brain Opera,’ the House of Music combines the classics with the future of music in a techno-modern setting.” – Chicago Tribune

Toronto’s Canadian Opera Company recently announced that an anonymous benefactor would give the company $20 million toward building a new home. But the champagne is still corked. The company has been down this road before, only to have the money yanked away at the last minute… – Toronto Star

Ugly, off-pitch, misguided and uninspired. That’s the new “Tristan” at Covent Garden. What should have been one of the crowning glories of the present Royal Opera House regime is instead its lowpoint. The boos are lusty. – The Sunday Times (UK)

New translation of Mozart’s letters restores the coarse grammar and broken spellings. “Some modern analysts have suggested that his verbal incontinence may have been a symptom of Tourette’s syndrome, but Mozart lived in an earthy, unbuttoned age and he shared what Spaethling politely calls his “bathroom” humor not only with his naughty cousin, but also with his parents and sister. In their letters they are always encouraging each other to ‘s— in your bed with all your might’.” – Chicago Sun-Times