“When Richard Wagner began composing ‘The Ring of the Nibelung,’ his visionary opera cycle, he became dissatisfied with a particular musical theme. The solution, he decided, was not to rewrite the passage but to foster the creation of a new instrument to perform it–the Wagner tuba.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Near-Future Massive Convergence Of Cable And Broadcast TV
“Last weekend, 25 million viewers combined watched The Bible and The Walking Dead on basic cable channels. That’s more than triple the audience for The Good Wife on CBS that same night.”
Hey Composers, Don’t Forget To Enjoy Yourselves
“Most of us look at professional composers in the same way that the sports world looks at specialists such as fencers: we can understand the basic concept of the sport (once it’s explained to us every four years during the Olympics), but very few of us ever get the chance to try such an activity.”
In St. Paul, Hope For An Orchestra Settlement
“If ratified, the deal technically is a ‘talk-and-play’ agreement. If no other deal is negotiated by June 30, however, the terms of this agreement would extend for three years, through the 2015-16 season.”
Keeping Old Shows Fresh – With Tricks And New Faces – On Broadway
“Hands down, when you’re in a long-run show, the best thing that happens is there’s turnover in cast.”
Dance Theater of Harlem Makes A Scrappy, Lean Return
“What does Dance Theater of Harlem mean today? Does a primarily black ballet company even need to exist?”
Robert Remini, 91, Biographer Of Andrew Jackson”
“The three volumes, totaling 1,600 meticulously researched pages, were published in 1977, 1981 and 1984. The final volume won a National Book Award.”
Germany’s Complicated (And Increasingly Strained) Love For The U.S.
“This continued love despite increased criticism – or, put differently, hate-the-sin-but-love-the-sinner theme – ‘is practically the subject of the exhibit.'”
When A Playwright Becomes A Critic
“To me the idea of a sort of firewall between artists and critics was arbitrary and foolish. After all, how can you trust a critic if they don’t intimately know the theater process? If you’ve never been in a rehearsal room, how can you separate out the direction, for example, from the acting and set, sound and lighting design?”
Family Wants Nazi-Looted Matisse Back From Norwegian Museum
“This case has other aspects than pure legal aspects that have to be taken into consideration.”