Critic fantasizes about artistic collaborations that might have taken place this century but didn’t. Leonard Bernstein and Barbra Streisand? The Independent
Author: Douglas McLennan
TOP 100
National Public Radio releases its list of the 100 most important musical works of the 20th Century, as voted on by 14,000 NPR listeners. – NPR
GREAT GATSBY:
John Harbison’s new opera, set to open Dec. 20, is the Metropolitan Opera’s first contemporary opera since 1992. Harbison describes his piece as “a version of the musical opportunities in the book.” – Boston Phoenix
WORLD MUSIC
“Nearly two decades of fakes, frauds and charlatans are not exactly a great advertisement for a style of music which once was touted as the future of pop.” But the Buena Vista gang seems about to change all that. – Sydney Morning Herald
JOSEPH HELLER
“Catch 22” author has died of a heart attack. He was 76. – BBC
NY Times account
London Telegraph account
PHANTOM KO’s TITANIC
Andrew Lloyd Webber musical has topped $3 billion at the world-wide box office, the most revenue of any stage or film production in history. BBC
WEB DIVE
Disney lost $1 billion on its web operations this year. Variety
TAKE US TO YOUR LEADER
PBS begins the search for a new president. Los Angeles Times
GUGGENHEIM PLANS NEW MUSEUM FOR VENICE
New museum in a 17th Century customs house will be only steps away from the Guggenheim Collection already in Venice. CBC
£70 MILLION ON ART
That’s how much last week’s London art auctions took in, well above last year’s £38 million. London Telegraph