The National Ballet of Canada is the latest arts enterprise to take to the movie theatre. The company will simulcast a high-def Nutcracker live in 69 Cineplex Entertainment theatres from British Columbia to Quebec.
Tag: 11.20.07
Classic Met Opera – Now Available Online
The Metropolitan Opera has teamed up with Rhapsody online and launched an on-demand digital music service in which 100 operas from 1937-2006 are available for purchase.
Why The Grinch Won’t Make Broadway
Striking Broadway stagehands decided to show “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” to open. “But the theater where the show is playing says it will not open the house to allow the show to go on.”
Curator Marion True On Trial In Greece
The “former antiquities curator for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles went on trial yesterday in Athens on charges of conspiring to acquire an ancient gold funerary wreath that Greek officials say was illegally removed from Greek soil about 15 years ago.”
Philly’s Podium Possibilities
As the Philadelphia Orchestra ramps up its search for a new music director, Peter Dobrin speculates on who might be a candidate. Osmo Vänskä? Could be. Stephane Deneve? Why not? But almost more important than the candidates is the process, and what the orchestra decides are the important criteria to focus on.
Seattle Director Placed On Leave Pending Inquiry
Jacqueline Moscou, artistic director of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, has been placed on paid leave. Officials say that a “fact-finding investigation” is ongoing. Details aren’t being released, but some at the center are reported to be quite upset by Moscou’s removal.
The Strike That Stole Christmas?
“Broadway is bracing for a $135 million loss in ticket sales if the strike isn’t settled soon – and shows that were already on the brink may close even sooner… And if it continues, the most lucrative time of year for Broadway may be squandered.”
More Records Fall In Canadian Art Auction
“Yesterday’s four-hour auction [of Canadian art in Toronto] set at least 18 records, according to Sotheby’s/Ritchies, and the total value of the sale easily topped the CAN$6.1-million to CAN$8.5-million presale valuation of the consignments.”
Canadian Shows Could Be Network Replacements
It was only a matter of time after US TV writers went on strike before you knew that Hollywood would begin looking elsewhere for programming. Canada’s always a good bet, and shows like “Corner Gas” and “Little Mosque on the Prairie” could begin popping up on US networks soon.
How To Build Up Your Academic Credibility
The guitarist from the rock band Queen has been named chancellor of England’s Liverpool John Moores University. “The guitarist will begin the role in February, taking over from former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife, Cherie.”