Jim Oestreich Remembers Richard Taruskin
His keeper, not his editor, I used to call myself in affectionate jest — and with enormous pride and respect. - The New York...
HBO Max Will Stop Making Original Programming For Large Swaths Of Europe
"As the (new Warner Bros. Discovery) media conglomerate looks to recalibrate its streaming priorities, it will no longer produce originals for HBO Max in...
Peter Brook’s Death “Marks The End Of A Theatrical Era”
"His work, weaned on modernism, liberated by postmodernism and forever revisiting the classics, cared little about aesthetic ideology but was deeply rooted in history....
Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” Has Been An Orchestra Favorite For The Fourth Of July. But...
"Some groups decided to skip it, arguing that its bellicose themes would be offensive during wartime. Others, eager to show solidarity with Ukraine, added...
Paris Reveals Planned Overhaul Of Outdoor Space At Notre-Dame
The redesign by landscape architect Bas Smets will include expanded plazas in front and in back of the cathedral; more plantings, including shade trees...
16th-Century Frescoes Which No One Knew Were There Uncovered In Monaco
Wall and ceiling paintings, believed to be by Genoese artists, were found and conserved in three rooms of the Prince's Palace: the Gallery of...
Mariupol’s Drama Theater Is Destroyed, But Its Theater Company Is Still Working
"In all, 13 members of the Mariupol troupe survived the weeks of bombardment of their city. ... In recent weeks, the group has reconvened...
Stage Director Peter Brook, 97
"He explored the interior world of the self and the nature of reality in dramas of every description – Shakespeare, opera, Asian epic and...
Met Museum Raises Admission Price To $30
New York state residents, along with tri-state students, will still retain the option to pay as they wish but for all other visitors, tickets...
Your Fitbit Is Only A Materialistic Delusion Of Who You Are
In a world flooded with such new devices, it is not at all surprising to find that many people now are not even aware...
Musicologist Richard Taruskin, 77
An emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a specialist in Russian music, Mr. Taruskin was the author of a number of...
Australian Museums Struggle With Framing Truths About First Nations History
‘Ultimately, it’s about laying the foundations to encourage students’ awareness that multiple perspectives of history exist, and trying to do that in the...
Canadian Entertainment Industry Census: A Diversity Problem
A voluntary self-identification census carried out among Directors Guild Canada members found 82.8 percent of the guild’s membership identified as white. Another 18.3 percent...
Shocked And Confused: Why Is Montreal’s McGill Conservatory Of Music Suddenly Shutting Down?
Administrators said the Conservatory had gone from 550 students in pre-pandemic years to 300 last year, to a projection of less than 100 students...
Where Do Our Minds Go When We’re Under Anesthesia?
So far, scientists have learned that, generally speaking, anesthetic drugs render people unconscious by altering how parts of the brain communicate. But they still...
“Disneyfication”: What Has Xi Jinping’s Government Done To The Ancient Silk Road City Of...
BuzzFeed's reporters have compared video and photos from 2017 (not long after the current repression campaign against Uyghurs began) and earlier to more recent...
Some Of The World’s Best Authors Have Written Books Which Won’t Be Published For...
Every year since 2014 a prominent writer to submit a manuscript, and the commissioning will continue until 2113. Then, a century after the project...
How Did The Romans Keep Wine From Going Bad In Their Amphorae? Like This.
"By looking at the chemical deposits found within the amphorae, plant tissue residue, and pollen, researchers were able to determine which grape derivatives were...
Major Collector Comes Under Scrutiny For Family’s Nazi Past
As arts funders have come under scrutiny in recent years observers in Germany have raised questions about Julia Stoschek. Some have argued that there...
Why Pittsburgh Festival Opera Is Not Putting On Any Operas This Year
Faced with the challenges of simply surviving as a small independent company post-pandemic, PFO — noting that there's more grant money available for educational...
Behind The Ailey Company’s Contract Dispute With Its Dancers
Most audience members – and most aspiring and local dancers – would be shocked to realize how little some of the best and most...
TikTok Is Now An Integral Part Of The Book Market
"Early last year, the publishing industry noticed that books readers gushed about on TikTok were showing up on bestseller lists. ... A year later,...
How Vijay Iyer’s Musical Taste Was Built
When you’re writing orchestral music, you’re often asked: “What kind of forces will you need?” It’s both militaristic and kind of Jedi. I think...
An Ancient Roman Home, Complete With Frescoes, Has Been Excavated From Under The Baths...
"The frescoes pre-date the baths themselves, and adorned a house that was part of a neighborhood destroyed to accommodate the baths, which were inaugurated...
Meet Some Of The Workers Making Theatre Accessible To Disabled People
Ben Glover is a creative captioner, integrating captions for the hearing-impaired into set and lighting design. Nadine Beasley provides live audio description for the...
