“The number seems almost impossible, but Mr. Anthony” – a comprimario tenor – “sang with the Met in 2,928 performances. He played 111 roles in 69 operas” over 57 seasons; his final performance, as the old Emperor in Turandot, was in January of 2010.
Tag: 02.15.12
Is This The Ken Burns Of Dance?
“Bob Hercules didn’t set out to become the Ken Burns of the American dance world. But for the last three years, the Chicago-based documentary film writer and director has turned his focus on two of the country’s high-profile dance ensembles: the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and the Joffrey Ballet.”
Cash Hemorrhage At Top Venue In Ireland’s Second City
“Operating losses at the Cork Opera House almost trebled in 2010/11 to more than €825,000 (£692,000) following a drop of more than a fifth in revenues … Production volume and audience numbers both fell by nearly a quarter (24%) in the year to the end of March 2011.”
It’s Official: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Is UK’s Oldest Orchestra
“The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (RLPO) was not misleading in its claim to be the ‘oldest surviving professional symphony orchestra’, it has been ruled.” Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority “ruled the orchestra had shown ‘documentary evidence’ to prove the claim.”
Royal Shakespeare Company Production To Be Beamed Into 3000 Schools
“The project, which is thought to be the first time any theatre company’s work has been viewed by so many schools simultaneously, will see the RSC’s staging of I, Cinna by Tim Crouch recorded and then streamed into the schools on July 2.”
China Limits Broadcast Of Foreign TV Shows
“The new regulations, announced Monday, ban all imported programs during prime time and limit such shows to no more than 25 percent of a channel’s offerings each day.”
LA Philharmonic A Big Hit In Venezuela
“People began lining up at 4 a.m. late last month to buy $8 tickets, which quickly sold out for the Los Angeles Philharmonic concerts. They were limited to four a person, but scalpers were said to have scooped up many.”
Why So Much Turnover Of Leadership At The Getty Museum”
“With Potts now coming aboard (he starts work in September), four talented museum people will have occupied the director’s office in the last 12 years. The turnover is not hard to explain. Alone among major art museums in the United States, the Getty’s director reports to a paid president, not to a board of trustees.”
Pasadena Playhouse Taps Charles Dillingham As Interim Leader
“A spokesman for the Pasadena Playhouse said that Dillingham will stay with the company until a permanent hire is named. Stephen Eich stepped down from the executive director position earlier this month after serving 2 1/2 years.”
A Run On Whitney’s Music
More than 100,000 albums and nearly 900,000 individual tracks sold in a little over 24 hours.