Tryout reviews were nasty and the album crashed and burned. Disney’s betting again on the Elton John/Tim Rice remake of “Aida” before show heads to Broadway. BBC
And: A long way from Verdi. Los Angeles Times 12/5/99
Tag: 12.05.99
IN OUR OWN IMAGE
The century’s dominant art form? The movies of course, though sprockets and celluloid are on the fast track to extinction. Boston Globe
ART ON TRIAL
Chinese scroll at the Metropolitan Museum is accused of being fake. Now a trial to decide. If real, the Met will own one of the most important Chinese paintings in any collection. New York Times
MILLENNIA MYTHS
Enough with the millennium already. Most people can’t even spell it. And then there are all these books rooting around for some way to make sense of….what? Evening Standard
TIME TO REFLECT
It’s the end of the century, the millennium. Time to reflect. But who has time to keep up with the information of the past month, let alone 100 or 1000 years? Overload in the Age of Information. National Post
NO LESS A MIRACLE
Gala reopening of Covent Garden was marked by the determination of all involved that nothing should go amiss. The Observer
PALACE OF THE PEOPLE
Once thought of as the imperial heart of culture in an acultural town, the Kennedy Center has transformed itself into a place for all people. New York Times
BEST BOOKS OF 99
A bumpy year that got better. – Washington Post
MOST POPULAR
John Adams is ranked the most popular and most performed living American composer, and one of the top 5 of all time. – Miami Herald
TOP TEN
One critic’s nomination for the ten best classical recordings of 1999. – Chicago Tribune