“Three-quarters said that children’s attention spans were shorter than ever before, while 94 per cent claimed that pupils preferred to be using the internet rather than reading.”
Tag: 06.20.12
Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center Lays Off 10% Of Staff
“Seven employees in the arts center’s marketing, development, programming, education, and facilities operations departments were told Tuesday that they were being let go; another position will go unfilled.”
Okay, We Knew Sydney Opera House’s Orchestra Pit Was Too Small, But …
Ever since Australian authorities abandoned architect Jørn Utzon’s original plans mid-construction and went for a quick, cheap completion, the Opera Theatre in the SOH has been notorious for inadequate acoustics and a cramped orchestra pit. But for its upcoming production of Korngold’s Die tote Stadt, Opera Australia is actually resorting to putting the (large) orchestra and chorus in another hall and piping their music into the Opera Theatre, where the soloists will sing unamplified.