Finding a replacement for Richard Bradshaw at the helm of the Canadian Opera Company won’t be easy, and the company says it is casting a wide net. “Above all, we need an inspired ringmaster – someone who like Bradshaw knows how to build momentum and how to keep it going.”
Tag: 11.28.07
Book Critics: This Year’s Top Reads Are…
The National Book Critics Circle asked its members t recommend this year’s best titles…
Melbourne Festival Chooses New Leader (New Direction?)
“Brett Sheehy, 49, now running the Adelaide arts festival, and a former director of the Sydney festival, will lead the 2009 and 2010 Melbourne festivals. MIAF’s current artistic director, Kristy Edmunds, presided over two festivals deemed not highbrow enough by some critics, not mass-market enough by others. Her third, which included more world-famous artists, was more kindly received.”
TV, Film Industry Argues Over Splitting Up New Revenues
“The studios have argued that they are uncertain whether the internet will make them money, but at the same time they are telling Wall Street and potential investors that there are unlimited sources of revenue from the brave new world of digital downloading and digital streaming.”