Why Francis Ford Coppola Has Done A New Restoration Of “The Godfather” For Its...
"Paramount was very unprepared for (the film's) success. … Instead of saying, let's preserve the original negative because it's going to be a valuable...
San Diego Symphony Starts A Nine-Figure Renovation Of Its Main Venue
Ten months after inaugurating the Rady Shell on the city's waterfront, the orchestra has begun what's budgeted as a $125 million overhaul of Copley...
As Russian Troops Invade, Ukrainian Museum Workers Rush To Protect Their Collections
"Even if cultural sites are unlikely to be direct targets of Russian aggression, administrators worry about the security of their collections if fighting escalates...
At Last Minute, Valery Gergiev Dropped From Vienna Philharmonic’s New York-Florida Tour
Barely 24 hours before curtain time, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Gergiev was replaced as conductor of three concerts at Carnegie...
Actor Sally Kellerman, 84
Among her notable performances in film and television were Welcome to L.A., Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Brewster McCloud, and the third episode...
The Role Of Fiction When “Facts” Don’t Mean Anything
The gap between the experiences of ordinary citizens and the perspectives of politicians and journalists widened throughout the long years of crisis. One damaging...
Watch How A Book Is Physically Made
While digital media completely upended industries like music, movies and newspapers, most publishers and authors still make the bulk of their money from selling...
North Carolina Symphony Picks New Music Director
Carlos Miguel Prieto, who will become the sixth Music Director of the NCS, has personal roots in North Carolina and has been a regular guest...
Exploring Dance As Therapy
Experts have said that exploring non-medical interventions which can be prescribed more quickly, such as dance programmes, should be considered as part of the...
Facebook Says It Will Build A Universal Translator
“The ability to communicate with anyone in any language — that’s a superpower people have dreamed of forever, and AI is going to deliver...
The Place Of Punning In Poetry
"Wordplay is an embellisher. It prettifies poetry's architecture, … but it won't keep your walls and ceiling from coming down. Still, … it turns...
Supporters Of Ukraine Protest Gergiev Concerts Planned For NY This Week
Activists who support Ukraine are protesting a three-concert series at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall this weekend featuring Russian conductor Valery Gergiev. - NPR
Europe’s First-Ever Pop Star
"Charles Dibdin was no one-hit wonder, but a hugely prolific, extremely famous figure. He performed in operas and then wrote his own, composed more...
Madonna Banned Phones At Her Performance. Should Theatres Follow Her Lead?
The Queen of Pop had insisted that everyone attending deposit their phones into small pouches, which were then sealed, given back to us to...
What “The Music Man” Lost When The Broadway Producers Cleaned Up “Ya Got Trouble”
"Cutting the race-baiting from Harold's signature song feels like an easy enough fix, but … the elision leaves a vacuum at the show's center....
Does The Motion Picture Academy Have A Problem With Music?
It was a slap in the face to the hundreds of composers, arrangers, orchestrators, musicians, engineers and other professionals whose work provides the emotional...
An Unpublished Leonard Cohen Novel Is Coming
"Written in Montreal in 1956 – the year Cohen published his first poetry collection – A Ballet of Lepers focuses on 'toxic relationships and...
A Short History Of The Book Index
In the mid-15th century, the mass production born of Gutenberg’s press began to make the index a regular feature of the bound book. But...
The Artistic Director Who Transformed Opera Australia Is Stepping Down Next Year
"Among Lyndon Terracini's artistic achievements have been the staging of two complete Ring cycles – with a third scheduled for 2023 in Brisbane –...
“Artemisia Gentileschi Is The Frida Kahlo Of European Art”
Both were gifted painters who worked in the shadow of a famous male relative — now Artemisia and Frida are the famous ones, feminist...
Francis Ford Coppola Is Going To Spend $120 Million Of His Own Money To...
"It is a film called Megalopolis, and Coppola has been trying to make it, intermittently, for more than 40 years. If I could summarize...
All These Changes To The Oscars Telecast Aren’t Going To Bring Back Viewers
Three hosts, two fan-voted awards, eight categories cut from the live broadcast … "Too many of these Oscar decisions seem motivated by bone-deep insecurity...
David Hallberg Is Getting Back Onstage To Dance
When he became artistic director of the Australian Ballet in 2020, only to have COVID strike, Hallberg had figured his performing days were over....
1,800-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Floor Unearthed In London
"The mosaic is thought to have adorned the floors of a Roman dining room, and the spot where it stands is near the Shard....
As The Rest Of England Gets More Arts Funding, London Will Get Millions Less
As it announced that arts organizations beyond the capital would get £75 million in additional funding over the next three years, Arts Council England...
