A Schubert Jukebox Opera? Yep.
"Jukebox" opera was hardly unknown in centuries past; it was called pasticcio. And while Schubert was a master of vocal music, his operas are...
13th-Century Fresco By Cimabue Has Been Restored And Revealed
The painting, in the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, is of the Madonna and Child with angels and St. Francis himself. The project...
OMG, Looks Like The Saudis Have Actually Started Construction On That 100-Mile-Long Building
Many onlookers have been skeptical that The Line, Prince Muhammad bin Salman's planned glass-clad behemoth 170 kilometers long, 1,640 feet tall and only 660...
Here’s One American Newspaper That’s Actually Making Money With A New, Free (!) Print...
This past September, Deseret News, the Salt Lake City daily owned and operated by the Mormon church, launched The Digest, a monthly compendium of...
Second City Has Opened Its New York City Branch
"The new site (in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood) is less of a traditional comedy club than it is a sort of small campus for comedy...
England’s Arts Funder Warns Grantees To Avoid “Political Statements” And Artists Respond Angrily
"Artists, writers and musicians have reacted with fury to an Arts Council England warning that “political statements” could break funding agreements. ... ACE advised...
Tate Modern Has 12.5 Million Social Media Followers. Here’s How
"We try to strike a careful balance between experimenting with TikTok and posting on Instagram, as Instagram remains our most reliably steadfast channel. It’s...
The Sports Industry Hasn’t Figured Out How Fans Should Watch
It’s never been more complicated (or expensive) for sports fans to watch their favorite teams. - Bloomberg
How Arizona Theatre Company Thrives In Two Homes
“What people don’t realize is that in a $6 million budget, the expenses in Phoenix are only $1 million more. We netted close to...
How Diversity Has Made Elite Universities Better
Efforts to grow and embrace diversity at America’s great research universities have made them better than ever. If you want excellence, you need to...
Belgrade Philharmonic Musicians Warn Its Future Is In Danger
During a concert on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, the musicians of the Belgrade Philharmonic read a letter to the audience that pointed out their difficult position,...
Americans Have Stopped Hanging Out
This young century, Americans have collectively submitted to a national experiment to deprive ourselves of camaraderie in the world of flesh and steel, choosing...
Completely Strung Out At The World’s Largest String Quartet Festival
"Imagine a small island where, for an entire week, you’re in the company of some of the world’s finest classical musicians. They play almost...
Professional Arts Journalism Is Going Away
As the quantity and quality of professional arts coverage and criticism in major media outlets erodes, so too does much of the public’s awareness...
On This Valentine’s Day, Remember That Love Sonnets Don’t Have To Be For Romantic...
Scholar Shannon McHugh reminds us that, going all the way back to the medieval Italian origins of the form, sonnets have been written to...
Russian “Artist” Threatens To Dissolve Picassos, Rembrandts, In Acid
Andrei Molodkin claims to be sealing original works of art by Picasso, Rembrandt, Warhol, Sarah Lucas, Andres Serrano and more in a safe designed...
For This Brazilian City’s Carnival, The Giant Street Puppets Come Out
In Olinda, a town on the northern coast near Recife whose historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage site, the puppets range from the...
Taggers Cover Stalled LA Tower With Graffiti
“This was a giant building that a community of people is finding use in. It’s people making use of the things that others neglect...
Notre-Dame’s New Spire Is In Place As Reconstruction Forges Ahead
"Scaffolding surrounding the spire came down this week, revealing the restored structure in a landmark moment for the cathedral, which was ravaged by a...
With The Closing Of Pitchfork, Music Criticism Goes Into Freefall
There’s a lot of boutique blogs and a lot of local localized music blogs. But as far as a thing that’s covering music, period,...
One Of London’s Best Theatres For New Plays May Have To Lay Off Its...
"The Royal Court is known for putting the names of emerging playwrights up in lights for the first time, but … (its) literary department...
As Shows Get Cancelled And Grants Get Rescinded, Hong Kong Arts Groups Must Guess...
Last month, the territory's Arts Development Council abruptly decided to withhold funding for a major theater awards event because (it later revealed) two disfavored...
At Carnival And Onward, Venice Is Taking Steps To Reduce The Endless Tide Of...
"Responding to residents’ fears that Venice is becoming a glorified water park, this city that has drawn awestruck visitors since the Middle Ages is...
Cleveland Ballet’s New Artistic Director On Stabilizing The Company After A Wild Few Months
After this past fall's revelations of misconduct that led to the resignation of executive director Michael Krasnyansky and the firing of artistic director Gladisa...
New York State’s $700 Million Film/TV Production Tax Credit Loses Money, Finds State Audit
"For every dollar the state gave in tax breaks from 2018 through 2022, the Film Tax Credit drew an estimated 15¢ in direct tax...
