Deborah Borda surprises the orchestra world by leaving the NY orchestra to manage the LA Philharmonic. – The New York Times
Month: September 1999
JET PILOT GIVES $60 MILLION to Smithsonian –
– for new annex for the Air and Space Museum. New annex will be four times the size of current A&S building on the National Mall. Washington Post
The Politics of Restoration
The Vatican’s St. Peter’s gets a facelift, restoring some original color to the facade. Critics decry the job as a post-modern tilt, “the desire to transform everything into a movie set.” New York Times
LATEST BROOKLYN SALVOS
New York mayor accuses Brooklyn Museum of conspiring with auction house to raise the value of works in controversial show. And your point is… – New York Times
PLUS: Legal analysis of Brooklyn brouhaha. NYT 9/30/99
GENDER BENDER: co-director of Stuttgart Opera named to head San Francisco Opera
Pamela Rosenberg will become the only woman currently running a major American opera house. – The San Francisco Chronicle
WHO NEEDS A TEACHER?
A new Texas company is selling what it calls “interactive sheet music” that helps a student understand music the way a composer intended. – The Oregonian
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA gets go-ahead –
– to build a new 19,000-seat amphitheater, set to open in 2001. – The Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)
CLASSIC INACTION
Why is it that Detroit can’t rate a classical music radio station? – Detroit Free Press
LOOK AT ANY MODERN CONCERT PROGRAM –
– and you’d conclude that Russian music didn’t exist before the 19th century and Glinka. Not so. – Financial Times
CULTURAL COMMITTEE LIVES
California’s Lt. Governor plans to form a committee to investigate diversity in the entertainment industry. Los Angeles Times