La Scala unexpectedly removed Italian tenor Giuseppe Filianoti from opening night and put American tenor Stuart Neill in his place. The company said that “Neill was in better shape to tackle the challenging lead role. But Filianoti protests:”La Scala wanted me to say I was sick. But I, Giuseppe Filianoti, am in perfect condition, ready to engage myself in a role in which I feel secure.”
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In Praise Of Teasing
We’ve been stamping out teasing in our schools. But why? “The centrality of teasing in our social evolution is suggested by just how pervasive teasing is in the animal world.”
How Universities Could Be More Productive
The recession is impacting colleges. So what could help? “The nation’s higher-education leaders could hardly come to Washington and ask for a federal bailout of their institutions, but there is a step they could take to keep their doors open to as many students as possible: Colleges and universities should use their campuses year-round.”
Master Of A Single Mahler
Gilbert Kaplan “has established himself as arguably the world’s foremost living authority on the Mahler Second. He “has performed the Mahler Second about 100 times with 57 orchestras, the New York Philharmonic being the 58th…”
Horton Foote @92: The Secret Of Writing Plays
“I’m a storyteller. I don’t know what my method is. I only know that if material fascinates me, I’ll go to the ends of the Earth to do it. That’s really been the secret.”