A new biography claims that Britten and Peter Pears, who was probably the carrier, were never told because of the disease’s stigma.
Month: January 2013
Indy Symphony May Fall Short Of Fundraising Goal, Destroying Recent Agreement With Union
“The symphony reported Tuesday that it had raised $3.2 million of the $5 million it set as a fundraising goal. That raises the possibility that the group could have to reopen negotiations with its musicians.”
Are British Museums Running (Scared) On Renoir Fumes?
Sir Roy Strong, former director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, has some choice words for art institutions in Britain at a time when his former museum is putting on a David Bowie exhibit (for the box office, he says).
Portland Or San Diego? Theatre Communications Group Will Soon Choose
San Diego has major advantages – size, money, proximity to L.A. – but then there’s the whole Portlandia vibe…
Editorial Cartoons: Homage, Outright Copying, and That Third Option – The Yahtzee
“I want to believe what the Internet tells me is mostly truth, and that my contacts aren’t Catfishing me, and that even cartoonists who make a professional mistake are more like Manti Te’o the Blindly Gullible and not Manti Te’o the Possible Hoaxer.”
Clash Of Art-World Titans Continues, With A Twist
“The legal details have not attracted as much attention as the prospect of a nasty grudge match between two men known for their volcanic tempers, relentless empire building and refusal to take no for an answer.”
Cleveland Orchestra Builds A Bigger Audience – By Attracting Lots (And Lots) Of Kids
“So far this season, student attendance is up 55 percent and totals more than 18,000 young people. On an average subscription evening at Severance Hall this year, 16 percent of listeners are students.”
Artist’s Stealth Clothing Helps Escape The Notice Of Cameras – And Drones
“New York-based artist Adam Harvey doesn’t like [surveillance culture] one bit. So he’s taken it upon himself to design anti-surveillance clothing to foil government snoopers.”
Will The Stealth Surrealist Film Made At Disneyland Ever See The Light Of Day?
“To make the movie, Moore wouldn’t print out script pages or shot sequences for the 25 days he was filming on Disney turf, instead keeping all the info on iPhones. This way, when actors and crew were looking down between takes, passersby just thought they were glancing at their messages.”
Robert Chew, The Wire‘s Prop Joe, Dead At 52
“Chew, who appeared in Homicide: Life on the Street and The Corner, as well as The Wire, also taught and mentored child and young adult actors at Baltimore’s Arena Players, a troupe he stayed with as his television career blossomed in David Simon’s HBO series.”