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The Pittsburgh Symphony Went On A European Tour And Were Treated To…

The orchestra’s members enjoy treatment on these trips more in line with sports teams or pop stars than classical musicians (although the gatherings lean more to champagne receptions and hotel bar soirees than wild bacchanals). - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Netflix Settles Its Copyright Suit Against Bridgerton Musical

Netflix sued in July, alleging that Emily Barlow and Abigail Bear had infringed on its copyrights by putting on a for-profit stage show at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The service argued that their conduct “stretches ‘fan fiction’ well past its breaking point.” - Variety

The Vibrant Art Scene Growing On The Edge Of Delhi

“The Indian contemporary art scene has been rocketing since Covid. People have been spending a lot of time in their homes and want something good on their walls. They’re not looking as much overseas anymore.” - The New York Times

Is AI In Art A Tool Or A Toy?

Everything has a potential to be used as a weapon—imagery, words, music, text. But we also see an opportunity here for people who never knew that they had access to art. - The Atlantic

Europe Faces A Cold, Expensive Winter. How Will Museums Stay Warm?

The most desperate museums have reported possible plans to reduce opening hours over the winter, but this is not an outcome that should be taken lightly. ‘Many museums up and down the UK have pledged to open their doors as warm, safe spaces for their communities over the winter. - Apollo

King Charles Has Strong Ideas About Architecture. This Is The Town He Has Idealized

The town of about 4,600 people has been widely mocked as a prince’s plaything and architectural theme park. Yet for one very important man — King Charles III, Britain’s new monarch — Poundbury is what British towns should look like. - The New York Times

Theatre Across America Is Changing (Because It Has To)

 "I think it's time for us to re-imagine. Seventy-five years of doing it the same way is a long time." - NPR

Jazz God Pharaoh Sanders, 81

Is that why people called his music “spiritual jazz?” Because it made us feel like we were being released from the physical world? Sanders — who died in Los Angeles on Saturday at 81 — often described his work as a search for something that couldn’t be found. - Washington Post

Clapping Back At The No-Clappers

What's up with the no clapping between movements - and, in 2022, is it time to make a compromise between the rowdy 18th century and the decorous 19th in order to ensure the music's survival farther into the 21st? - MSN (Boston Globe)

Louise Fletcher, Who Won An Oscar For One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Has Died At 88

"The Ratched character had been softened in the script compared to Kesey’s original, and Fletcher gave a rather subtle performance, often conveying the character’s emotions simply through facial expressions, which is why she deserved her Oscar." - Variety

Alan Rickman’s Secret Diaries

The actor, who died in 2016, kept impeccable diaries with sketches and accountings. About the first Harry Potter: "The film should only be seen on a big screen. It acquires a scale and depth that matches the hideous score by John Williams." - The Guardian (UK)

Who Gets To Make What Films?

A white woman making a film about four men who were in Saudi Arabia, undergoing deradicalization? Sundance has dumped it, but one Muslim American film critic says, "It does a disservice to throw away a film that a lot of people should see." - The New York Times

At The Rijksmuseum, Insects Now Rule

"An Open Letter for Invertebrate Rights, penned by Saraceno and placed next to one of the webs that has appeared in the museum over recent weeks, makes a case for cohabiting with creepy-crawlies rather than viewing them as pests." - The Observer (UK)

Nancy Hiller, Who Broke The Glass Ceiling In Woodworking, Has Died At 63

Hiller opened her own studio in 1995, becoming as force as a woodworker - and as a writer of both popular and scholarly articles about the history of the art. - The New York Times

On The Set Of ‘The Bear,’ The Chefs Are Truly The Bosses

Two chefs supervise the food. "The culinary producers devised on-camera dishes for the FX on Hulu series and also served as inspiration and sounding boards." And of course, "the onscreen depiction of the Italian beef would need to be perfect." - Los Angeles Times

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