“The collection includes love letters, musical scores and gowns, along with photographs of her with dignitaries such as ex-US President John F Kennedy. The items are from the estate of Giovanni Battista Meneghini, to whom Callas was married for 10 years.”
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One Last Shot At Keeping The Barnes
What are the chances of a court challenge keeping the Barnes Collection in its longtime home? “Three law review articles say the original case was wrongly decided, but conventional wisdom says a successful reversal is a long shot. A ruling is a ruling. I’m no lawyer, but the shorthand reasoning seems to be “No do-overs.”
Inside The Guts Of The Guggenheim
The New York museum is in the midst of a major restoration. “Wright’s professional reputation has emerged intact, experts involved in the project say. The building’s flaws lay in its execution, not its conception. Exposed to high winds and extreme variations in temperature, the walls have continually expanded and contracted. They will still be flexible but will become more resilient, with concealed control joints that allow the gunite to expand and contract without cracking.”
“Lysistrata,” Partially Veiled, Confronts Islamophobia
“How do you make a play written 2,500 years ago communicate to a 21st-century audience? Using the latest technology is one way. Putting the characters in modern dress is another. But sometimes the key lies in a seemingly trivial or random detail,” writes Blake Morrison, who noticed a line in Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata” that makes reference to a woman in a snood. In his version of the play, that snood becomes a Muslim veil.