Category: music

The company will mount the four-opera production with the help of a $6 million gift from Eli Broad.

“The Metropolitan Opera announced today that it would begin broadcasting live performances into movie theaters across the United States, Canada and Britain, rubbing shoulders with professional wrestling and rock concerts.”

“The Metropolitan Opera announced today that it would begin broadcasting live performances into movie theaters across the United States, Canada and Britain, rubbing shoulders with professional wrestling and rock concerts.”

The Dallas Symphony is looking for a new music director to replace Andrew Litton. So who are the leading candidates? Hard to tell, but there are some clues…

The Dallas Symphony is looking for a new music director to replace Andrew Litton. So who are the leading candidates? Hard to tell, but there are some clues…

“At first glance, the classical-music ambitions of Nashville and Atlanta look much the same: abandon a drab old hall and find fame and fortune with a sparkling new music temple. But on matters overt and subtle – from the balance of funding sources (public vs. private) to artistic vision – the two cities’ approaches to building a concert hall have little in common.”

“At first glance, the classical-music ambitions of Nashville and Atlanta look much the same: abandon a drab old hall and find fame and fortune with a sparkling new music temple. But on matters overt and subtle – from the balance of funding sources (public vs. private) to artistic vision – the two cities’ approaches to building a concert hall have little in common.”

If Pope Benedict XVI’s recently articulated personal preferences hold sway, traditional music like Gregorian chant will become more prevalent in the Roman Catholic Mass. “The pope’s comments raise certain questions: What is sacred music supposed to sound like? And what’s wrong with new music in church? It’s a debate that has raged since 1963, when Vatican II reforms brought contemporary music to Catholic churches. Just as the Latin Mass almost immediately disappeared amid attempts to modernize, chants gave way to guitars and snappy folk tunes.”

If Pope Benedict XVI’s recently articulated personal preferences hold sway, traditional music like Gregorian chant will become more prevalent in the Roman Catholic Mass. “The pope’s comments raise certain questions: What is sacred music supposed to sound like? And what’s wrong with new music in church? It’s a debate that has raged since 1963, when Vatican II reforms brought contemporary music to Catholic churches. Just as the Latin Mass almost immediately disappeared amid attempts to modernize, chants gave way to guitars and snappy folk tunes.”

An elderly Australian opera lover leaves the Victorian State Opera $2 million. But in the four years since she died, $800,000 has been spent on lawyers’ fees in a dispute over the money.