Georg Tintner committed suicide over the weekend. – CBC
Tag: 10.04.99
THE FUTURE OF MUSIC?
Don’t count on any definitive answers at the annual North By Northwest Music & New Media Conference. – The Oregonian
ROLL OVER MOZART
A new German-language rock musical about the composer opens in Vienna.- The Sydney Morning Herald
NUTCRACKER ON ICE?
No, but the Kirov Ballet will be taking a $4.5 million arena production of The Nutcracker on a tour of Australia in November and December. – The Sydney Morning Herald
BUZZ OR BUST
Early reviews of Edmund Morris’ Reagan book have been devastating. With so much buzz it’ll either be a mega-hit or on the remainder tables by Christmas. – Washington Post
A WALL OF ICE
64 tons of it. Artist Dale Chihuly brings a wall of Alaskan ice to Jerusalem to melt in the sun. AP (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
AND: Hear an interview with Chihuly about the project NPR 10/4/99
EARLY MORNING FIRE AT THE LOUVRE
Museum had to be closed for awhile on Sunday. CBC
ENPIXELATED
The Whitney Museum teams up with Intel to explore how artists might use computers and the web. Wired
UNTOUCHABLE
Coming soon to New York’s 5th Ave – and immune from mayoral sanction – the Museum of Sex. Philadelphia Inquirer
OVER THE TOP
New York’s Radio City Music Hall has always been a fantasy palace. It’ll be even more so after reopening after a seven-month, $70 million restoration. New York Times