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Scholar Argues That Shakespeare Was Really Emilia Bassano, A “Black Jewish Woman”
The claim that Emilia Bassano Lanier was Shakespeare’s “Dark Lady” is now familiar; even the argument that she — a published poet under her...
Opera Philadelphia Extends General Director Anthony Roth Costanzo’s Contract
The renowned countertenor/impresario, who took the helm of the admired-but-struggling company in 2024, has added two years to his contract, which now ends after...
Restoring “America’s Notre-Dame” — Which Is In, Of All Places, Kentucky
The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington (across the Ohio River from Cincinnati) is a scaled-down copy of Notre-Dame de Paris on the...
Darren Walker, Who Headed The Ford Foundation, Is Heading To Hollywood
“On Friday, Walker, 66, was named president and chief executive of Anonymous Content, the production and management company” which produced, among others, the Oscar-winning film...
Can Generative AI Generate Convincing Dance Movement? Nope, Not Yet.
“CalMatters and The Markup tested four commercially-available AI video-generation models — OpenAI’s Sora, Google’s Veo, MiniMax’s Hailou, and Kuaishou’s Kling — and so far, dancers don’t have...
The Heart Of Small-Market Weekly Newspapers? The Obituaries
“It has long been recognized that newspaper obituaries hold value for communities, documenting lives and preserving local history. Their significance is rarely debated. Their...
Houston Grand Opera Is Doing Very Well These Days. Meet The General Director Behind...
“The company’s recent successes include two Grammy nominations; press attention for the hiring of music director James Gaffigan; announcements of bold new works; and...
There’s A New Oscar Category For Casting. Not Many People Really Get What It’s...
“Even in a case where a star comes on first, … the casting director has to build an entire world around them — not...
Should Struggling Artists And Performers Get Preference In New York City’s Affordable Housing Programs?
After all, large numbers of creatives have been fleeing the city, driven away mostly by the high cost of apartments. But would such a...
Chaos At One Of San Francisco’s Beloved Indie Performance Venues
“CounterPulse … is in crisis caused by financial strain, leadership collapse and a bitter labor conflict. With just one show on its calendar for...
New York State Governor Proposes $150 Million Retroactive Extension Of Theater Tax Credits
“(State agency) Empire State Development … currently isn’t accepting applications for the New York City Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit. … The proposed...
There’s A New Cliburn Competition Coming — This One For Conductors
“The first Cliburn International Competition for Conductors will take place in 2028 in Houston. … The competition will be hosted in partnership with the...
Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Public Media Lays Of Half Its Staff
“The Bethlehem-based organization, which includes PBS39, WLVR radio and the Lehigh Valley News website, will lose about half of its workforce, which had stood...
Finally, A Ballet Shoe That Incorporates Athletic-Shoe Technology
Seth Orza, when he was a principal with Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, developed plantar fasciitis and couldn’t find a shoe that would give...
The Erasure Of Paul Robeson
He was once the most famous Black American in the world, and one of the most accomplished: college football and NFL star, a degree...
Rarely-Seen Leonardo Da Vinci Mural In Milan Opened To Public For Winter Olympics
For just over five weeks, from February 7 to March 14, visitors will be allowed to climb the towering 20-foot scaffold inside the Sforza...
Unique, “Priceless” Medieval Manuscript Discovered In English School Library
The book is the only surviving complete original manuscript of Richard Rolle’s Emendatio vitae, written circa 1340. - BBC (MSN)
BBC Strikes Deal To Produce Original Content For YouTube
Under the agreement, the BBC will grow its number of YouTube channels to 50, which includes those operated by commercial arm, BBC Studios. New...
Director And Designers Demand Their Names Be Removed From Met Opera’s “Carmen”
Carrie Cracknell’s staging has Escamillo (here a rodeo star rather than a bullfighter) enter to the “Toreador Song” in a Jaguar convertible followed by...
Oscar Nominations 2026: “Sinners” Sets All-Time Record With 16 Nods
Director Ryan Coogler’s Mississippi Delta vampire epic has surpassed the 14-nomination record jointly held by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land. Paul...
Trump Administration Just Won’t Let Its Court Fight Against Institute Of Museums And Library...
“Although the IMLS restored discretionary grant funding in December and just last week reopened to grant proposals for FY 2026 — in compliance with a November court order...
World’s Oldest Known Cave Art Discovered In Indonesia
“One hand stencil was dated to at least 67,800 years ago, making it the oldest securely dated cave art found anywhere. This is at...
One Minneapolis Theater Suspends Operations Indefinitely, Partly Because Of ICE
The Jungle Theater has been wrestling with financial problems ever since COVID hit, but the decision to close comes after an ICE raid near...
UK Government Announces £1.5 Billion In Arts Funding
Around half of the package, £760 million, will go to museums, mostly for infrastructure needs. £425 million will go to support some 300 performance...
A Labor Economist Looks At Opera And Says It Isn’t Dying (But Its Business...
Christos Makridis of Arizona State University: “I found the public’s demand for meaningful, live cultural experiences — including opera — remains strong. … (But)...
