Detroit: Time To Put Artists On The Spot?
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts >Published 2014-11-13
Musicians Respond to YouTube’s Streaming Plan
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2014-11-13
Amazon and Hachette Put Down Their Guns
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2014-11-13
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Did The Chili Peppers Work? Danish National Chamber Orchestra May Be Saved
A majority of the parliament has voted against state broadcaster DR’s decision to shut down the 75-year-old ensemble (recently the star of a popular viral video). On the other hand, DR operates under the “arm’s-length” principle: parliamentary interference in its operations is highly unusual. So the Culture Minister is in a tricky position
Lincoln Center Buys Back The Right To Rename Avery Fisher Hall
“Now, as the [New York Philharmonic] prepares for a major renovation expected to cost more than $500 million, the Fisher family has agreed” – in exchange for a payment – “to relinquish the name, so the Philharmonic and Lincoln Center can lure a large donor with the promise of rechristening the building.”
Christie’s Latest Auction Brought Its Highest Take Ever, Approaching A Billion Dollars
Led by a Warhol Elvis print that sold for nearly $82 million, the Wednesday night auction brought in $852.9 million.
Met Opera Asks Stars To Accept Lower Fees
“The Metropolitan Opera, whose financial struggles led it to cut the pay of its orchestra, chorus, stagehands and other workers last summer after a labor battle, said Wednesday that it was also asking its solo singers voluntarily to lower their fees, including some of opera’s biggest stars.”
“Duck Dynasty”, The Musical Is Headed For Vegas
“They’re not exactly the von Trapps trilling about edelweiss, but the Robertson family of the reality series Duck Dynasty wants to sing to you about faith and food, duck calls and swamp moss. And they’ve convinced a team from Broadway to bring their story to the stage, in Las Vegas for starters.”