“The song has sparked similar videos all over the world, with people dancing down streets and smiling in choreographed crowds. But in Iran, some see the trend as promoting the spread of Western culture, as laws in the Islamic Republic ban women from dancing in public or appearing outside without the hijab.”
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California Attorney General Will Audit San Diego Opera
“‘The company understands the attorney general’s interest in San Diego Opera and is cooperating fully with the audit,’ said Bob Ross, an attorney who represents the opera.”
‘Imagine A Cross Between ‘Opera News’ And BuzzFeed’
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra musicians’ website, full of interesting, varied, and playful stuff, “was recently overhauled by a group of its web-savvy younger players: an Internet start-up born in the orchestra. But right now it is as notable for what it does not dwell on as for what it does” (meaning the contract negotiations).
Opera World Anger Over Critic’s Comments About Singer’s Weight
“Leading opera figures have now spoken of their disgust that the 27-year-old, who is a rising star, should be subject to such comments, with several prominent female singers jumping to Tara Erraught’s defence.”
‘It’s A Company’s Job To Figure Out How To Roll With Those Punches’: Anne Midgette On The San Diego Opera Saga
“If BMW announced that it was closing up shop because that there was no longer the market for luxury cars that there once was, people would laugh, and say that it served them right. … Whatever the future of opera and classical music may be, it looks like it favors the smaller, more flexible, more spontaneous, more visionary, and may look bad for the monumental and the status quo. I fail to see how that’s a bad thing.”
San Diego Opera Votes Not To Shut Down
Board President Carol Lazier, surrounded by fellow board members, opera staff, choristers and union members made the announcement at a news conference outside the Civic Theatre in downtown San Diego where the company stages its operas.
Apple’s Purchase Of Beats Will Change The Music Biz
“Beats headphones, already a fashion statement for many, could be a big hit as wearable technology, coupled with useful and enjoyable data streams. And what could be better than daylong, mood-and-activity-appropriate music?”
Should You Start A New Music Ensemble?
“Can you get people other than close friends and colleagues to your concerts with what you’re doing? (Because if these are your usual attendees, you may end up with a sad turnout if they are at a mutual friend’s ensemble’s concert on the same evening.)”
When The Composer Is Religious But The Audience Is (Mostly) Secular
“Historical distance has tempered the explicit Lutheran message of Bach’s cantatas or the Roman Catholicism of Palestrina’s Masses. Disregarding the scriptural details of Mr. Pärt’s music, though, might mean ignoring an aspect integral to a living composer, even if he is vague about it.”
La Scala Will Keep New Superintendent For One Year, Then Fire Him
“Alexander Pereira, the director of the Salzburg Festival, was to begin his six-year tenure at La Scala, the opera house here, in October, but Mr. Pisapia, the chairman of La Scala’s foundation, said that the board would honor his contract only until the end of the 2014-15 season, which coincides with Expo Milano 2015, the world’s fair expected to draw an estimated 20 million visitors.”