The 26-year-old conductor has “both the earnest demeanor of youth and the distinguished manner of an established maestro. In fact, if any comparisons are to be made, it should be with Simon Rattle, … who discovered Ticciati, then a teenage timpanist and violinist in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.”
Tag: 03.18.10
Foreign Films A Hit In Hollywood (It’s The Remake Potential)
“American studios, producers and filmmakers are pursuing remakes of several prominent foreign titles — including ‘Let the Right One In,’ ‘Tell No One’ and ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ — even as most domestic distributors steer clear of everything with subtitles.”
Sole Rothschild Foundation Trustee Benefits From Position
“A major beneficiary of the foundation’s efforts over the years” is Harvey S. Shipley Miller, who said his work is “a labor of love.” “The foundation, however, failed to make promised grant payments to arts groups last year. And now the New York State attorney general’s office is undertaking a broader review of the foundation and Mr. Miller’s stewardship even though the grants have since been paid.”
Amazon Tells Publishers They Must Concede On E-Books
“Amazon appears to be responding to the Apple threat by waging a publisher-by-publisher battle, trying to keep as many books as possible out of Apple’s hands, while preserving as much flexibility as it can to set its own prices.” If publishers don’t agree to its terms, Amazon says, it will stop selling their books.
Documentary: People Would Kill, Literally, To Be On TV
“Eighty people who thought they were participating in the shooting of a pilot for a French reality series were willing to deliver potentially lethal electric shocks to a contestant who had incorrectly answered knowledge questions, according to the documentary, ‘The Game of Death,’ airing on French TV on Wednesday night.”
Think The Met Opera’s Being All Brave And Innovative? Been There, Done That, Says Julius Rudel
During his two decades running New York City Opera, Rudel commissioned 12 operas and presented 26 world or US premieres. “Recruiting directors from outside opera? Mr. Rudel brought in Harold Prince, Jerome Robbins, Margaret Webster and José Quintero. He cultivated the company’s identity as one that emphasizes the total musical and theatrical impact of a production over the star system, although he nurtured his share of stars.”