Dominique Meyer, considered a good manager of the notoriously difficult Milan opera house, has been denied a second term by Italy's nationalist government, which wants Italians in such positions, and his age (69) makes him legally ineligible for similar jobs at home in France. - AP
Like Karl Marx and Jim Harrison, who died at their desks, and George Orwell, who was writing a book review when he died, Schjeldahl wrote until the end. We can be grateful for that because we have this book. - The New York Times
In the release, the commission said it had chosen Hartwig Fischer, 61, because of his “global expertise in leading international cultural institutions and museums.” It did not mention Fischer’s time at the British Museum. - The New York Times
Fast forward to 2024, one Brexit vote and a global pandemic later, and opera companies are facing relentless budget cuts and declining public popularity. The ripple effects are widespread geographically, affecting both the centre and periphery of different UK regions. - The Conversation
"I’ve been writing for years in opposition to professional historians pressing—on the public, on the media, on politicians and judges—a sense of the hyperurgent political relevance of certain facts and narratives drawn from the historians’ own scholarship." - Slate (MSN)
LACMA’s website and a gallery wall label said the painting dates to “around 1939.” But that couldn’t be correct. It’s hard to photograph a work of art that hasn’t yet been made. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
If the new museum focuses too much on slavery or other unsavory aspects of Texas history, it may deter visitors to one of the state’s most popular tourist attractions. “If we make it a museum about all the bad things and whatever, nobody’s going to go there." - Washington Post
By examining how creative people process salient information, the researchers aimed to uncover a fundamental mechanism that could explain the unique attentional patterns observed in creative individuals. - Psypost
In the States, unions are very strong and rigorous, and they protect their members until they retire. I found the British scene to be more flexible and accommodating when it comes to artistic matters. Musicians never mind staying an extra five minutes and they never go home right away when the rehearsal is over. - Gramophone
Dance “people” will recognize the innate beauty of her pose that is rooted in the cartoon version of OO as gangly. Even in her clodhopper shoes, this Olive Oyl is luscious. - ArtsMeme
Not if the Bury historical mavens have anything to do with it. No blue plaque for the punk rock band is their unanimous decision. One punk fan says, "It’s actually an even better response that they have said 'no' – I think anyone involved in punk would absolutely love that.” - BBC
But seriously: “Sophisticated imaging technology has helped reveal that dance’s multifaceted demands engage the mind as intensively as the body; that dance can root our minds more firmly in our physical selves; and that dancing together can help us relate to each other.” - The New York Times
“A high-pressure trial against a movie star turned into an interrogation of the prosecution’s conduct. And it came after a series of missteps by different teams of prosecutors left Mr. Baldwin in legal limbo for more than two years.” - The New York Times
