“In cash terms, chorus members have now agreed to have their pay reduced by £5,900, rather than the £10,215 original planned. They will still work on reduced seasonal contracts for just nine months of the year.”
Who Owns History? (It’s Not A Simple Question)
“We often hear about the problem of hidden histories, invisible and unheard because the stories of women and minorities have been written out of mainstream narratives. But identity museums are guilty of the same sin of omission, since surrendering the authority to shape museum collections to indigenous communities hinders the understanding of the very people it claims to help.”
Forty Under 40: Young Opera Singers To Watch – Part Two: The Ladies
“In my previous article, I described 15 excellent male singers under the age of 40 who are definitely worth hearing. Now I am pleased to present 25 women who are among those making the future bright for opera.”
Spotify Settles With Music Publishers
“Spotify will pay more than $20 million to music publishers to settle a long-running and complex dispute over licensing, according to an agreement announced on Thursday between the streaming service and the National Music Publishers’ Association, a trade group.”
National Book Critics Circle Awards: Ta-Nehisi Coates And Lauren Groff Suffer Upsets
“Some thought Ta-Nehisi Coates would take home another prize for Between the World and Me, his memoir and meditation on race in America … “Lauren Groff’s novel Fates and Furies, about the secrets of a marriage, also seemed like a front-runner in the fiction prize.”