At Sky, Stuart Murphy was responsible for channels including Sky 1, Sky Living and Sky Arts. In his post, he spearheaded Sky’s increase in investment in original productions, tripling the budget during his tenure. Murphy joins artistic director Daniel Kramer and music director Martyn Brabbins on ENO’s leadership team.
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Outgoing English National Opera CEO: I Was Trashed After I Got This Job
“What’s always challenging is there’s so much scrutiny, and I do think the language the press and other people use is different. I got called steely, I got called formidable, I got called tough. I wanted to embrace those words, but every time someone said something like that to me, a little part of me died, because that is not how I meant to be.”
If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich? Dumb Luck, Says New Computer Model
“[A team of researchers in Italy] created a computer model of human talent and the way people use it to exploit opportunities in life. The model allows the team to study the role of chance in this process. … Their simulations accurately reproduce the wealth distribution in the real world. But the wealthiest individuals are not the most talented (although they must have a certain level of talent). They are the luckiest. And this has significant implications for the way societies can optimize the returns they get for investments in everything from business to science.”
Obamas In Talks With Netflix For New Series
“Under terms of a proposed deal, which is not yet final, Netflix would pay Mr. Obama and his wife, Michelle, for exclusive content that would be available only on the streaming service, which has nearly 118 million subscribers around the world. The number of episodes and the formats for the shows have not been decided.”
Is The Dance World Really Ready To Change The Culture Of Abuse So Many Companies Foster?
“Ideals are fantastic, but we have to be realistic. When there are hordes of young dancers waiting to take the place of anyone who complains or cracks under the pressure, will public shaming be enough to inspire real change? If the bad PR scares away ticket buyers or donors, it just might. Aside from sheer decency – and living up to 21st-century HR standards – there are many reasons why treating dancers fairly is actually in companies’ best interest, both artistically and financially.”
‘Mostly He Gave Off Light, So It Was Like Being In This Incredibly Powerful Beam’: Alexander Bernstein Remembers Lenny
Jamie is the Bernstein child we usually hear from, but in this interview, Alexander talks about life with his father (and his mother) as well as Lenny’s music-making, social activism, and dealing with the demands of his work. “[As] he started conducting more abroad, the entourage around him grew larger and larger, and he became more and more of an industry. That was hard for him to handle. One day I remember him shouting, ‘I hate Leonard Bernstein!'”
DC’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Names Its Second-Ever Artistic Director
Succeeding company co-founder Howard Shalwitz is Maria Manuela Goyanes, 38, who is currently director of producing and artistic planning at the Public Theater in New York City. (Public artistic director Osklar Eustis describes Goyanes as his “his producing right hand.”)
‘We’re All Different Colors On His Palette’: Five Paul Taylor Dancers Talk About Working With Him
“Mr. Taylor turns 88 this year. What is it like to be in this company with a modern master in the twilight of his life?” Michael Trusnovec, Laura Halzack, Alex Clayton, Parisa Khobdeh, and Michael Novak answer the question.
New York DA Has A New Antiquities Trafficking Unit, And The City’s Antiquities Dealers Are Spooked
“Over the past year, the Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance has stepped up seizures of allegedly looted artefacts, some worth millions of dollars, with highly publicised raids targeting the billionaire collector Michael Steinhardt, Phoenix Ancient Art gallery and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. … One effect of the DA’s actions is clear: an increasingly jittery antiquities market.”
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Has A New Publisher
“Later this year, Mitzi Angel, 43, the publisher of Faber & Faber in London, will join FSG as its new publisher and senior vice president,” replacing Jonathan Galassi, who spent 20 years in the job. “Ms. Angel is in many ways a natural choice for the role. She worked at FSG for seven years before she became the publisher of Faber in 2015.”