Both companies grew out of the Amato Opera, a feisty, much-loved troupe founded in 1948 by the impresario and conductor Anthony Amato with his wife, Sally Amato. Mr. Amato closed the company in June, to the shock of many.
Tag: 12.04.09
Simon Brault: The Arts Are Losing Their Constituency
“If we don’t take drastic action to encourage broad-based, grass-roots cultural engagement, state support for the arts will face a crisis of legitimacy because everyday participation in the arts is declining.”
Where Are The Kindle Books?
“So Amazon’s selling 100,000 Kindles a week, or it is if you believe Stuff.tv… But a quick browse on the Kindle book store set me wondering what exactly people are reading on the damn thing.”
Art Basel Miami Returns With South American Presence
“Art Basel Miami Beach–which saw a drop in sales and attendance last December in the face of global economic turmoil–needs an enthusiastic collecting force. About 40,000 people are expected to attend the fair this year, the same number as last year but down from 43,000 in 2007, organizers say.”
Sales Surge For Physics Book Photographed In Tiger Woods’ Car
The book was 2,268th position on the Amazon sales list, up from 396,224th the previous day.
Panel: US Military Shouldn’t Embed Anthropologists
The panel concluded that the Pentagon program, called the Human Terrain System, has two conflicting goals: counterinsurgency and research. Collecting data in the context of war, where coercion and offensive tactics are always potentially present, “can no longer be considered a legitimate professional exercise of anthropology,” the report says.
Disgraced Garth Drabinsky Plots His Comeback
“The mercurial showman, convicted this year of co-authoring one of Canada’s largest commercial frauds, has been retained as creative consultant to two New Jersey-based producers for a remount of Barrymore, a one-man show starring actor Christopher Plummer.”
Great Year For Canadian Film, TV
“Canadian film and TV series earned about $85 million in foreign sales in 2008, up roughly 21 per cent from the previous year.”
Alex Ross Picks His Ten Favorite Concerts Of 2009
LA cracks the list…
A New Media Behemoth: Comcast Buys NBC Universal
“The agreement will create a joint venture, with Comcast owning 51 percent and [General Electric] owning 49 percent. Comcast will contribute to the joint venture its stable of cable channels, which includes Versus, the Golf Channel and E Entertainment … For now, the network will remain NBC Universal, but ultimately Comcast could decide to change the name.”