Manuel Legris, a retired étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet who came to Vienna in 2010, has been contracted for two additional years, until 2017. He has rejuvenated the company’s repertoire and raised its profile in Europe, bringing it out from the long shadow cast by its parent, the Vienna State Opera.
Tag: 10.31.13
The Last Days Of River Phoenix
“River celebrated his 23rd birthday – on Aug. 23, 1993 – and then flew down to Costa Rica with all his siblings and his father. John was opening a vegan restaurant, but his real agenda was to get his children, especially River, to leave behind the corruption of the USA and live by the Phoenix family values again.”
Is North America Oversupplied With Orchestras And Opera?
“The lack of funding for orchestras and opera companies may already be raising the question of whether North America has too many of them – or whether, as with other institutions, there should be more streamlining and consolidations.”
Diana Vishneva Speaks Out Against Tsiskaridze’s Appointment To Vaganova
Vishneva, a star of the Mariinsky Theater and one of Russia’s most beloved ballerinas, is the first prominent figure to publicly criticize the choice of Nikolai Tsiskaridze, the popular and divisive dancer who was fired from the Bolshoi in June, to head St. Petersburg’s revered Vaganova Ballet Academy.
Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?
“This time of year, thrillseekers can enjoy horror movies, haunted houses, and prices so low, it’s scary. But if fear is a natural survival response to a threat, or danger, why would we seek out that feeling?”
The Feet Are Not An Erogenous Zone (Who Knew?)
“What turns you on? While it debunks one notion – that the feet are an erogenous zone – a recently published cross-cultural study suggests men and women answer that question in pretty much the same way.”
Meet The Man Who Transformed Halloween
“Thanks in large part to Ben Cooper, costume choices became unlimited – and Hollywood-inflected – helping Halloween become the pop culture phenomenon it is today.”
How Do Books Hold Up Under Re-Reading?
“Re-re-reading is odd: a book has to have a certain depth to survive multiple readings. That is not to say that a book which one races through, enjoys, and wouldn’t return to is not without merit.”
E-Books Settle In As Another Reading Format
“It is clear from four annual research surveys that e-books are in the later stages of the innovation curve and have settled into reasonably predictable consumption patterns. The likelihood of future growth will, in part, depend on improving the value perception of e-books among less committed users.”
Zarin Mehta’s New Job Running An Arts Center (From 3000 Miles Away)
“The Weills will pay 80 percent of Mr. Mehta’s $300,000 annual salary to the university [in Sonoma, CA], which will cover the rest — an unconventional arrangement for an arts organization. What’s also unusual is that Mr. Mehta does not plan to move to California.”