“The BBC will transmit 16 performances on television over the next four years, backed by documentaries such as an Imagine special on the ROH’s music director, Antonio Pappano, while Radio 3 will broadcast 48 productions. It is a significant commitment for the BBC, not just in terms of airtime but also logistics: for each opera and ballet the BBC records, they talk to the director, choreographer and designer, then rehearse one or two performances before recording a third.”
Tag: 06.10.04
What’s Wrong With The Royal Academy?
“With a feuding management, a major exhibition cancelled and a former head who claims that the institution needs fundamental reforms, the Royal Academy of Arts appears to be foundering.”
Ray Charles, 73, Dies Of Liver Cancer
“Mr. Charles reshaped American music for half a century as a singer, pianist, songwriter, bandleader and producer. He was a remarkable pianist, at home with splashy barrelhouse playing and precisely understated swing. But his playing was inevitably overshadowed by his voice, a forthright baritone steeped in the blues, strong and impure and gloriously unpredictable.”
Perth’s Housing Crisis
Perth, Australia has a big shortage of performance space. “Why has the same urgency rarely been felt about the lack of decent dance and theatre venues that has plagued the Perth International Arts Festival for at least two decades? And why have actors been told they must wait until 2008 for a new theatre, the first major performance space in 30 years, to open its doors?
Guggenheim To Get Facelift
The Guggenheim Museum is to undergo a $25 million 2-year facelift. “Like many Wright buildings, the New York landmark is plagued with cracks, leaks and corroding surfaces.