“Talks between musicians and management of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra continued past 10 p.m. Wednesday as the two sides tried to hammer out a new musicians contract that would prevent the players from going on strike for the first time since 1987… The parties, joined for the first time by a state mediator, had not spoken since talks broke off a month ago. The previous contract expired Monday.”
Tag: 09.06.07
Guerrero To Nashville
38-year-old Giancarlo Guerrero has been named the next music director of the Nashville Symphony. Guerrero, whose star has been rising in recent years, has served as music director in Eugene, Oregon, and was a staff conductor with the Minnesota Orchestra. Nashville has been without a chief conductor since the death of Kenneth Schermerhorn in April 2005.
Luciano Pavarotti Dead At 71
The superstar tenor had been battling pancreatic cancer for more than a year. He was last seen in public in July 2006. “Like Enrico Caruso and Jenny Lind before him, Mr. Pavarotti extended his presence far beyond the limits of Italian opera. He became a titan of pop culture.”