“Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to the hit musical “Phantom of the Opera” will reach Broadway later than planned due to ongoing problems following his surgery for prostate cancer, the British composer said on Wednesday.”
Tag: 04.08.10
What’s The Right Temperature For Art?
“No one would argue that environmental fluctuations should be allowed to occur unchecked within a museum. But the question is this: given the scientific evidence that works of art made from multiple categories of media have not been shown to sustain damage from the incremental fluctuation of relative humidity to a greater extent than currently prescribed, is it time to arrive at an international consensus on loosening environmental strictures?”
The Pianist Betrayed By His Blood Vessels
“When you hear Meng-Chieh Liu igniting the piano keyboard with his formidable sound and style, you would never guess he once battled a debilitating disease that left his body frail and paralyzed, and nearly cost him his life.” That disease was vasculitis, inflammation of the blood vessels.
Edo De Waart Takes A Second MD Post, This One In Antwerp
The Dutch conductor, who last week extended his contract as Milwaukee Symphony music director through 2016-17, has accepted a similar position with the Royal Flanders Philharmonic, beginning in 2012 and also ending in 2017 (when de Waart will be 75).
Want Your Kids To Do Well In School? Hang On To Your Books
“After examining statistics from 27 nations, a group of researchers found the presence of book-lined shelves in the home – and the intellectual environment those volumes reflect – gives children an enormous advantage in school.”
Kenneth Solway, 56, Co-Founder Of Toronto’s Tafelmusik
“Solway and his late first wife, Susan Graves, founded the period instrument baroque orchestra in 1978. Although they left the ensemble, it is today considered one of Canada’s most important cultural institutions, performing in more than 50 concerts a year, both at its Toronto base and around the world.”
Mourning Becomes Electric: Inside A New Orleans Jazz Funeral
Natalie Pompilio: “I’d been to jazz funerals before. As a reporter working in the city, I’d written about them. As a lover of city culture, I’d attended a few on my own time. … But never before had I been to a jazz funeral for someone I mourned. Until now.”
Nic McGegan’s Custom-Tailored Harpsichord
The Philharmonia Baroque director, like many of his colleagues, often leads his band from the keyboard. “The catch is that neither conducting while seated nor standing hunched over a low-lying keyboard is an optimal posture. The solution is a custom-built instrument that comes with two separate sets of legs – one for use while standing, another for sitting. ‘I was measured for it, like a Savile Row suit’.”
A Good Problem To Have: 1 Actor, 2 Overlapping Plays
“Even a well-established actor who embodies all sorts of characters can’t be expected to be in two places at once – and for a few performances, these two very different plays will be running at the very same time,” in theaters a mile apart.
Oakland, A Haven For Artists, May Halve Its Arts Grants
“Under the proposed budget, arts grants would be cut by 50 percent, leaving around $490,000. … More than 580,000 people – including 7,195 public school students – attended activities funded by this year’s arts grant budget of $974,647. The money provided for more than 19,000 events.”