Rupert Christiansen: “At what point does public demand become so low that this can no longer be justified, especially at a time when wonderful opera and ballet from all over the world can be relayed live in HD to cinemas at no cost to the Exchequer?”
Tag: 10.29.13
Musicians Talk About How To Save Music In The Age Of Streaming
“One weird thing is that iTunes, Apple, Spotify, Google, whatever … all of the people who are profiting off the artists from the small level to the huge levels aren’t really feeding very much back into the creation of new content. And that’s actually one of the largest problems.”
Daniel Barenboim To Leave La Scala Two Years Early
Stephane Lissner, superintendent of La Scala, called Barenboim’s departure the “end of an era”. Barenboim joined the world-renowned opera house in 2006 before becoming musical director in December 2011.
Orchestra Starts Concerto, Pianist Realizes She’s Prepared The Wrong One
“Maria João Pires is ready to play a Mozart piano concerto with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw conducted by Riccardo Chailly, only to hear the orchestra begin playing another Mozart concerto – no 20 in D minor, K466, not what she was expecting or had prepared for.”
The Wrong Concerto? Wait A Second…
“To have to jump in and play a concerto which you have not prepared, literally at the last minute. Isn’t that superhuman?”
When Audience Participation In A Play Does And Doesn’t Work
Lyn Gardner: “Last Saturday afternoon in Newcastle, I watched a very good actor struggle and work incredibly hard to get six people up on stage during Theatre O’s take on The Secret Agent …[The following night] it was easier getting audience members to participate in Piff the Magic Dragon …even though it was a potentially far more daunting situation.”