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Here, then, is today's news. News gets made fresh everyday. And with the world's best musicians, singers, dancers and actors going back to repertory work after their summer stocks, there's more good news happening now than there was, say, back in August. -
Five Quickies: Il Divo on Broadway, Zach Braff in 'Bullets Over Broadway,' Chris Thile's Mandolin Bach, Verizon's Droid Mozart Ad, Brolin Family Rock Opera
And with the world's best musicians, singers, dancers and actors going back to repertory work after their summer stocks, there's more good news happening now than there was, say, back in August... -
The Future of Concert Production: New World Symphony Premières Video Work for Britten's 'Peter Grimes'
The New World Symphony presents the premiere of a new work for video and orchestra in its state-of-the-art multimedia venue. -
Five Quickies: Les Misérables with Lawyers, Donald Rosenberg on Modern American Symphonies, Britten's Lost 'Sylphides,' Charlie Parker's Birthday, Snapchat Opera
So, in an effort to keep all you Classicalites abreast of each and every situation, we'll be trawling the web for the best headlines--those stories, those people making the biggest waves... -
Five Quickies: American Orchestral Crisis, MacArthur Grants Increase, M.I.T.'s Futuristic Opera, Tchaikovsky's Wrong Note, Six Hours of John Zorn at 60
And with the world's best musicians, singers, dancers and actors going back to repertory work after their summer stocks, there's more good news happening now than there was, say, back in July... -
That's What She Sang
“I also request that, starting today, you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun (except in official mail to the confinement facility).” -- Chelsea Manning -
Five Quickies: Wynton Marsalis Touring 'Abyssinian,' 'Amélie' on Broadway, Dave Mustaine's San Diego Symphony, George Fetner's Kickstarter, Beethoven on Theremin
And with the world's best musicians, singers, dancers and actors going back to repertory work after their summer stocks, there's more good news happening now than there was, say, back in June... -
EXCLUSIVE: Countertenor Iestyn Davies Responds to 'Independent on Sunday' Reviewer Lay-Offs
"Having an opinion is not enough." -- Iestyn Davies The recent revelation that the Independent on Sunday is shuttering its own arts coverage for a sourced digest of other critics has not just journalists worried. -
EXCLUSIVE: Baritone Anthony Michaels-Moore Responds to 'Independent on Sunday' Reviewer Lay-Offs
"...if it's not an economic priority for a news organization to have a policy of informing and advising their readers about cultural events, and commentating on them, then it's not a priority for me to buy that paper." -- Anthony... -
Conductor Andrew Litton Responds to 'Independent on Sunday' Reviewer Lay-Offs
"The demise of the music critic strikes a somber knell for all musicians." -- Andrew Litton -
Door Still Open for Concussed Andris Nelsons to Conduct 'Lohengin' at Bayreuth
(Wait..so does that mean said door is closed now?) The brass at Bayreuth have confirmed that recently concussed conductor Andris Nelsons will indeed keep his Friday appointment with Lohengrin. -
BREAKING: U.K.'s 'Independent on Sunday' Reportedly Axes its Critics
The role of reviewers in today's society has been further degraded today by the U.K.'s Independent On Sunday newspaper, which has--our colleague Norman Lebrecht reports at his Slipped Disc blog--just made almost all of its critics...
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