“In 1955, a teenage violinist from Hoover High School played her first concert with the San Diego Symphony. On Sunday, after 61 years with the orchestra, she played her last.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Rome Pleads For Cash From Corporations And Philanthropists For Historic Preservation
“Rome on Tuesday issued a 500-million-euro SOS to companies, wealthy philanthropists and its own citizens to help restore many of the Italian capital’s iconic historic sites and avoid the risk of some falling into ruin. … Saddled with debts of some 12 billion euros ($13 billion), Rome cannot afford to do it on its own.”
Uffizi Gallery And Indiana Univ. To Digitize Collection Of Ancient Statues
“Students in Indiana University’s new Ph.D program in virtual heritage, along with Italian colleagues here in Florence, will photograph the museum’s collection of ancient Greek and Roman statuary, a total of about 1,250 pieces, between the Uffizi itself and the Pitti Palace and Boboli gardens on the other side of the Arno River.”
Arts Orgs And Artists Help Flint, Mich. Deal With Its Water Crisis
“From documentaries to spoken-word performances, from urban revitalization actions to conventional gallery shows, they serve diverse ends that include raising political awareness, assuaging grief, anticipating long-term educational needs, and encouraging the resumption, as much as possible, of everyday life. Because normalcy, even when it’s far from easy, is a way of coping with crisis.”
Tobias Picker Named Artistic Director Of Tulsa Opera
The 61-year-old American composer, who recently ended a five-year term as artistic director of Opera San Antonio, “will work with Tulsa Opera General Director and CEO Greg Weber on overall artistic vision for the company, selection of repertoire and production teams, and casting of singers.”
Complete Set Of Shakespeare Folios Sells For $3.68 Million
“A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s plays – dubbed the ‘Holy Grail of publishing’ by Christie’s auction house – sold Wednesday for almost 2.5 million pounds ($3.68 million). [The volumes]… were sold as individual lots but all bought by a private American collector.”
Anderson Cooper And ’60 Minutes’ Report On The Knoedler Gallery Forgeries Case
“When one of the oldest and most respected art galleries in America, the Knoedler Gallery in New York, closed its doors abruptly in 2011, the art world was stunned. Not because the gallery closed, but by the discovery that over the course of 15 years, the gallery and its president, Ann Freedman, had sold millions of dollars in forgeries to wealthy collectors.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 05.30.16
What Is Manus x Machina Doing At the Met?
It was a hot Sunday afternoon on a three-day holiday weekend, and I decided to visit the Metropolitan Museum* to see Manus x Machina, the costume exhibition that occupies the Lehman wing. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-05-30
Paul Desmond Remembered
Paul Desmond died 39 years ago today. Ten previous Rifftides observances of the anniversary have included passages from my biography of Paul and Desmond stories from an assortment of people who knew him. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-05-30
Chastened and inspired
“I saw a woman in Central Park today wearing a T-shirt that said ‘America Was Never Great,’” a friend of mine tweeted over the weekend. I wasn’t surprised to hear it. My country contains many people … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-05-30
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Read A Newly Translated Story By Pushkin
“To the question of whether he had ever fought a duel, he replied drily that he had, but did not go into the details, and it was clear that such questions displeased him. We supposed that some unfortunate victim of his terrible skill lay on his conscience. However, it never entered our heads to suspect him of anything like cowardice. There are people whose appearance alone removes such suspicions. An unexpected incident amazed us all.”
Donmar Warehouse To Build A Pop-Up Theatre For Its All-Women Summer Shakespeare Season
“The Donmar Warehouse is building a temporary theatre for an all-female Shakespeare trilogy that will see, on some days, Dame Harriet Walter performing the demanding roles of Brutus, Henry IV and Prospero back to back. … A quarter of the tickets will be free to under-25s in a new initiative called ‘young and free’.”