A few weeks ago I went to a moviecast of the Metropolitan Opera's "First Emperor" at the local movie theatre here in Seattle. With performing arts organizations everywhere trying to find new ways of appealing to audiences more familiar with video screens than stages, it struck me that the Met has invented a new medium for bringing its work to the masses. It might be the biggest innovation in opera since the supertitle. You can read the piece here. It's not just that the Met is broadcasting a performance (that's been happening for years). But … [Read more...]
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Our culture is undergoing profound changes. Our expectations for what culture can (or should) do for us are changing. Relationships between those who make and distribute culture and those who consume it are changing. And our definitions of what artists are, how they work, and how we access them and their work are changing. So... 
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