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Once-Lionized Mezzo Sues Met Opera For Firing Her After Pregnancy
“Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili sued the Metropolitan Opera and her union, alleging the company unlawfully terminated her contracts because of a vocal issue that developed...
Conductor John Nelson, 83
Music director, at various points, of the Indianapolis Symphony, Opera Theater of St. Louis, and the Ensemble orchestral de Paris, he is noted especially...
Bolshoi’s Latest High-Profile Debutante Flounders As Accusations Of Nepotism Fly
It was the first starring performance at the theater for Maria Shuvalova, daughter of former official Igor Shuvalov, who now heads a Kremlin-backed bank. Several...
The Forgotten Transgender Riot Of 1966, Now An Immersive Theater Work
“For decades, the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, in which gender nonconforming patrons of a late-night Tenderloin eatery stood up to chronic police harassment — smashing the...
The Reasons Kids Get Hooked On Minecraft
“There could be deep psychological – even evolutionary – factors behind the success of Minecraft and games like it, say experts. Such games tap...
ARTnews Picks The Ten Most Controversial Artworks Of The 21st Century (So Far)
From the banana on the wall to the butt-plug-shaped balloon to the (alleged) vulva in Versailles, here’s a chance to revisit some of the...
Over 100 Novels By Georges Simenon Are Returning To Print
“Picador, the paperback arm of FSG, will embark on ... the trade paperback reissue of all 75 Inspector Maigret novels over a three-year period...
Leonardo Patterson, Leading Antiquities Dealer Convicted Of Trafficking, Is Dead At 82
“(He) rose improbably from rural poverty in Costa Rica to the towering heights of the global antiquities market, despite accusations that he trafficked in...
The Guy Who Founded OnlyFans Wants To Buy TikTok
“As the deadline nears for TikTok‘s Chinese parent to cut a deal to divest controlling ownership of the app or face a U.S. ban, new bidders are coming...
San Francisco’s Fillmore Jazz Festival Canceled
“Originally scheduled for July 5-6, the (free) festival, which attracts more than 50,000 attendees annually to San Francisco’s historic Fillmore district, will not take...
How Online Arguments Have Poisoned The Chautauqua Institution
“Underneath this genteel surface are bitter divisions that erupted just as the institution struggled to recover from the worst event ever to happen on...
Trump’s NEH Is Canceling Thousands Of Grants That Have Already Been Approved
Thousands of cultural groups are receiving a “Notice of Grant Termination” which reads, in part, “Your grant no longer effectuates the agency's needs and...
Declaring It Unnecessary, Judge Denies Motion To Stop NEA From Blacklisting “Gender Ideology” Projects
“U.S. District Judge William Smith acknowledged that plaintiffs ‘demonstrated a likelihood of success,’ … but because the NEA had rescinded the requirement about a...
This Country’s Public Radio Broadcaster Has Shut Down After Voters Refused To Fund It
Radio Liechtenstein, which began broadcasting in 1995, went off the air at 6:00 pm Thursday, following a referendum last October in which 55.4% of...
The Palace Of Versailles Restored An Opulent Fountain Using 17th-Century Techniques
“The gold leaf had washed off the 350-year-old statues, leaving a behind dull, ruddy scene. Algae had spread across the 13 statues, leaving marks...
Ralph Fiennes To Direct His First Opera — And He’s Starting At The Top
The three-time Oscar nominee will direct Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Paris Opera. (He played the title role in a 1999 film adaptation of...
Leadership At Ballet Companies Worldwide Is Overwhelmingly Male: Analysis
Out of 213 classically-based companies examined, only 30% of artistic directors are women and 70% are men. Women comprise 32.3% of artistic directors at...
John Oliver Sued For Defamation By Health Insurance Executive
“Filed last week in New York federal court, the complaint from Dr. Brian Morley, the ex-medical director of health insurance corporation AmeriHealth Caritas, …...
Texas Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Fine Museums Which Display “Obscene Material”
Following the attempted prosecution of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth for child pornography over an exhibition of Sally Mann’s photography, a state...
Shaw Festival Gets $35 Million From Ontario To Rebuild Crumbling Theatre
The festival, located where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario on the US-Canada border, had planned to close the century-old Royal George Theatre permanently....
Opera Philadelphia Will Do Another $11-Ticket Season (And That’s Not The Only Way It’s...
For 2025-26, the company will again offer all seats at $11 each (or higher if the buyer chooses). There are twice as many performances...
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Is In A Very Difficult Position
“(He) has served as a museum director, educator and historian — positions in which he has demonstrated a skill for diplomacy. But perhaps no...
Now It’s Official: The Grand Avenue Cultural District In Downtown L.A.
“The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to create (the district) to boost the visibility of the arts scene in a corridor...
Despite Court Ruling, Radio Free Europe Has No Money And Is Furloughing Staff
Pursuant to a judge’s order, the US Agency for Global Media said last week it has rescinded its decision to terminate funding for Radio...
April Fool’s Day Ads Used To Be Fun, And Folks Loved Them. Not Anymore....
“When we were less assaulted by news on a daily basis — and, crucially, when we had no access to social media — April...
