For the first time, Canada’s Giller prize has been awarded to two writers – “David Adams Richards and Michael Ondaatje both won the $25,000 Giller Prize. The judges, Margaret Atwood, Jane Urquhart and Alistair MacLeod, all senior deans of Canadian literature, huddled for just a few hours before announcing their decision.” – Ottawa Citizen
Tag: 11.03.00
HOW RECORDING CHANGED MUSIC
The ability to record music did more than just make performances available after the fact. “A century of recording has changed the way we listen to music and the way music is performed – as well as what we listen to – to an extent we are only just beginning to grasp.” – The Independent (UK)
A PRODUCTION TO MAKE ELEPHANTS LOOK SMALL
Shanghai is planning the largest production of “Aida” ever mounted. With 2,250 performers, herds of elephants, camels, lions, tigers, a panther, a boa constrictor and 1,650 People’s Liberation Army soldiers dressed as Egyptian legionnaires all presented in an 80,000-seat stadium, the scale is enormous. But there’s only one performance scheduled, and it’s been raining fiercely all week… – New York Times