“L.A. Opera sold 118,565 tickets for the 2015-16 season, compared with 98,861 for 2014-15, the company said. Ticket revenue was about $14.2 million for the 2015-16 period, compared with about $11.1 million during the previous period.”
Author: Douglas McLennan
Our Thinking – Our ‘Mind’ – Doesn’t Just Live In The Brain
“The brainbound view pictures the brain as a powerful executive, planning every aspect of behaviour and sending detailed instructions to the muscles. But, as work in robotics has illustrated, there are more efficient ways of doing things, which nature almost certainly employs.”
Tehran Is About To Get The World’s Largest Bookstore
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this title was held by the Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York City, which covered 154,250ft². Unfortunately, the 5th Avenue flagship store closed down in 2014.
Brooklyn Is Booming, So How Do You Keep It Artistic? A Plan, Of Course…
“We don’t want it to feel like Anywhere U.S.A.. We want it to be chaotic. “Culture Forward” seeks to build on the area’s history as an arts hub by making it more hospitable to its creative population.”
Theatre Historical Society of America Plans Move From Chicago To Pittsburgh (But Members Are Protesting)
At the society’s annual meeting at the Palmer House last week, that decision topped a list of complaints by members who say the organization has been hijacked by its staff, while dedicated volunteers, historically integral to its operation, have been “thrown under the bus,” as one member put it.
Rome’ Alternative Arts Spaces Are Closing As City Politics Roil
These closures have left a gap in Rome’s artistic life, demonstrating that occupied and alternative spaces are vital to the city’s cultural wellbeing.
A First: Audio Streaming Exceeds Video Streams
“Services like Apple Music and Spotify delivered 114 billion streams in the first six months of 2016, with video platforms on 95 billion. Overall, the streaming market increased by 58% year-on-year.”
Victoria & Albert Museum Named “Museum Of The Year”
“In 2015, the V&A enjoyed a record-breaking year for the establishment, pulling in 3.9 million visitors, and 14.5 million visitors online. This success has been largely due to a major gallery restoration project and sell-out exhibitions such as Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, in celebration of the innovative designer who died in 2010, which attracted a record-breaking 493,043 visitors from 87 countries.”
Subversive Obscure Opera Choices Taking Berlin By Storm And Reviving A Company
“The openly gay Melbourne native with a Jewish background has turned the opera scene in the German capital — not to mention traditional business acumen — on its head since he took over the Komische Oper four years ago.”
Summer Doldrums: Epic Low Network TV Ratings Last Week
Because of barbecues, fireworks and other outdoor activities, the weeks around July 4th are often the least-watched time of the year in television. Networks usually plan accordingly, keeping most of its best material on the shelf. CBS also had its lowest week in the ratings in nearly four years, Nielsen said.