Staatsoper Taps Woman Concertmaster
May 9, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Will the male Vienna Philharmonic players have a problem with this?...
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Columbus Symphony to Close
May 9, 2008
With a $3 million deficit looming, board says it "is the only responsible course we can take"...
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“Camelot,” Deflated
May 9, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
NY Philharmonic concert staging doesn’t live up to promise...
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The New Regime at Spoleto (Italy) Festival
May 9, 2008
by Carlo Vitali
Picking up the pieces left by the old one is proving to be no easy task...
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Warner Music Group Reports Losses
May 9, 2008
by Alex Veiga
Suspends dividends as recordings market continues to slide...
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Welser-Möst Pulls Out of Zurich
May 8, 2008
by Bradley S. Klapper
"Unhappy" with vampire-themed staging of ``Die Fledermaus''...
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“Symphony of a Thousand,” Twice
May 8, 2008
by George Loomis
Hearing Eschenbach and Philadelphia in Verizon and Carnegie halls was a revealing exercise...
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Houston Grand Opera Names Studio Head
May 8, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Welsh National Opera artistic administrator follows her boss to Texas...
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One-night Stand for "Glory Days"
May 8, 2008
Who says newspaper reviews don't matter? $2.5M B'way musical opens one night, closes the next...
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Brits Ease up on Foreign Visa Rules
May 8, 2008
Foreign musicians and actors working for less than three months no longer need one...
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A Few Job Appointments as Season Wanes
May 7, 2008
by Susan Elliott
League of American Orchestras, Met Opera, Baltimore Symphony announce new staffers...
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Musicians for Harmony Taps Artistic Directors
May 7, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Organization founded to promote world peace through music...
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Hero Cabbie Serenaded in Parking Lot
May 7, 2008
by David Porter
Violinist thanks him and his Newark Airport colleagues for returning $4M instrument...
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Four Guys, Some Bleachers, a Few Tunes
May 7, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
New B'way musical "Glory Days" squeeks in just in time for a Tony nomination...
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“Les Troyens” Complete, in One Sitting
May 6, 2008
by George Loomis
Boston Symphony gives Berlioz behemoth the red-carpet treatment...
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SF Opera Names Director of Artistic Admin.
May 6, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Succeeds Gockley deputy who left in March...
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"Ragtime," "Showboat" Producers to Court
May 6, 2008
Livent founders Drabinsky and Gottlieb plead not guilty to accounting fraud...
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Graham Steals the Met Spotlight-- Again
May 6, 2008
by Ronald Blum
"La Clemenza di Tito" returns to the repertoire...
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Andrea Bocelli Regrets Commercial Route
May 6, 2008
Says he would have liked to spend more time on "artistically satisfying work"...
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Alice Tully Hall Re-opening Feb. 22
May 6, 2008
Lincoln Center groups will participate in two-week festival...
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Riccardo Muti to Chicago Symphony Helm
May 5, 2008
by F. N. D'Alessio
Signs five-year contract as music director starting fall 2010...
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"Lost" Vivaldi Opera Gets Modern Premiere
May 5, 2008
by Ondrej Hejma
"Argippo" bows in Prague...
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A Long Road to Froth
May 5, 2008
by Keith Clarke
ENO’s “Merry Widow” perks up by Act 3, but getting there is an arduous journey...
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USC to Offer Arts Journalism Degree
May 5, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Tim Page to oversee new, nine-month graduate program, which starts in August...
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Breaking Through: Saudis Meet Mozart
May 5, 2008
by Donna Abu-Nasr
A debut for live western classical music before a mixed audience in Riyadh...
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Voting Starts for Cliburn YouTube Contest
May 2, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Time to cast your ballot for the best amateur classical pianist in cyberspace...
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British Council Arts Chief Quits
May 2, 2008
Attempts at reorganization widely criticized...
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Harvey Fierstein's Very Special 'Affair'
May 2, 2008
by Sean O'Driscoll
Creator of the new musical says he's aiming to "inject some real humanity back into B'way"...
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Cleveland Institute Names New President
May 1, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Key Juilliard administrator, performer...
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Court Orders ISPs to Pay Millions in Royalties
May 1, 2008
Yahoo, AOL and RealNetworks must pay major $$ to composers, publishers, writers...
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Wiener Staatsoper “Siegfried” Takes a Turn --
for the Worse
May 1, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Director takes Brünnhilde off the rock and puts her in what appears to be a public toilet...
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Alabama Symphony Names Exec Director
May 1, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Dayton Philharmonic CEO exits after 14 years...
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Who's the Boss: Music Director or CEO?
May 1, 2008
Increasingly, symphony orchestras have the artistic branch reporting to the executive branch...
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Wolfgang Wagner Abdicates Bayreuth Throne
Apr 30, 2008
Richard Wagner's 88-year-old grandson to exit Festival helm Aug. 31; no successor named...
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A Landmark Birthday Gift for Sir Colin Davis
Apr 30, 2008
by Keith Clarke
James MacMillan’s “St. John Passion,” in its world premiere, has all the hallmarks of a 21st-century classic...
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Ireland's Wexford Festival Names CEO
Apr 30, 2008
by Susan Elliott
New opera house, opening in fall, said to be country's first "purpose-built" opera venue...
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Website Offers Free Downloads, with Ads
Apr 30, 2008
Sony BMG licenses back catalog to We7...
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Terfel Recital as Feel-good Experience
Apr 29, 2008
by George Loomis
A winning balance of infectious personality and consummate artistry...
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Netrebko's Hubby-to-be Sued by Presenter
Apr 29, 2008
Baritone Erwin Schrott breaks contract in London...
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'A Catered Affair' Leads Drama Desk Noms
Apr 29, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
One of two Best Musical contenders by real compositional craftsmen, both new to B'way...
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Henry Brant Dies
Apr 29, 2008
Pioneering American composer dead at 94...
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Columbus Symph Gets Momentary Bail-out
Apr 29, 2008
Anonymous gift enables it to finish season, but future remains in jeopardy...
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Rattle's Berlin Phil Contract Extended
Apr 28, 2008
Rumors of his imminent demise finally quashed...
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Woman Sues RIAA for Wrongfully Suing Her
Apr 28, 2008
When RIAA offers an innocent person to settle out of court for $5,000, that's called extortion...
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Theater an der Wien Does It Again
Apr 28, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Luxury casting, clever staging, make new “Kát’a Kabanová” a hands-down success...
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St. Martin in-the-Fields to Reopen
Apr 28, 2008
by Regan McTarsney
Completed $72 million restoration to be celebrated with Baroque fest; Prince Charles expected...
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Columbus Musicians Reject Proposal
Apr 28, 2008
Management "offers" a huge pay cut; rest of season uncertain...
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"Abduction" Continues Met's Sunny Streak
Apr 28, 2008
by Mike Silverman
On the heels of "La Fille," Met revives Mozart opera with Diana Damrau...
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A New Opera Destined to Survive
Apr 25, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
In “Our Town,” Ned Rorem winningly captures still waters running deep...
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Pamela Rosenberg Will Exit Berlin Phil
Apr 25, 2008
Says she will not renew her contract when it expires...
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Need a Conductor? Call 1-800-ASIMO
Apr 25, 2008
ASIMO the robot to conduct Detroit Symphony in pursuit of "The Impossible Dream"...
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For Birtwistle, Likeability Is a Low Priority
Apr 25, 2008
by Keith Clarke
Collaboration between ENO and Young Vic yields a new production of “Punch and Judy”...
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Robert D'Angelo Jailed for Tax Evasion
Apr 25, 2008
Former Overture Center for the Arts president accused of misusing the public trust...
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Two Spoleto Festivals to Reunite
Apr 24, 2008
Arrival of new "Two Worlds" artistic director ends 15-year rift...
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Berlin Phil Musicians May Vote Sir Simon Out
Apr 24, 2008
All is not well at the Philharmonie...
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IMG Artists Buys Mastroianni Associates
Apr 24, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Smaller firm’s namesake, founder, to join IMG staff...
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Kimmel Center Gets Collaborative Bail-Out
Apr 24, 2008
Individuals, foundations, city, state gather resources to the tune of $72M...
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Met Announces HD Broadcasts for 08-09
Apr 24, 2008
Mattila as Salome, Graham in "Faust," Morris' "Orfeo" among the 11 productions planned...
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Met’s "La Fille”: No Surprises, Just Delights
Apr 23, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
Although hardly “new” as billed, ROH production bounces cheerfully across the pond, high Cs intact...
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The Kirov: Picture of a Dying Artform?
Apr 23, 2008
by Claudia La Rocco
Famed company's three-week stay in New York offered few nights of choreographic relevance...
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Opera Colorado Creates Positions
Apr 23, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Newly arriving director of artistic planning to assist newly named general director...
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Beverly Sills Awardee Is “Humbled”
Apr 23, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Third annual award for gifted singers carries $50,000 cash prize...
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At Last, a Success for Mortier at Paris Opera
Apr 22, 2008
by Shirley Apthorp
Christoph Marthaler’s new production of “Wozzeck” is winning over the skeptics, and deservedly so...
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Volatile Economy Impacting Arts Orgs
Apr 22, 2008
by Karen Matthews
Bond market fluctuations especially troublesome to groups with major front-end investments...
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Avery Fisher Career Grants Awarded
Apr 22, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Instrumentalist-only badges of honor, now in their 32nd year...
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Bebe Barron Dies at 82
Apr 22, 2008
by Barry Schrader
Pioneering electronic music composer of "Forbidden Planet"...
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200th Interview for American Theater Wing
Apr 22, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
Weekly XM-Satellite Radio show approaches major milestone...
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The Songs of Stravinsky, Young and Old
Apr 21, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
Over 64 years, his style changed drastically but the sound remains unique...
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Conservatories Raking in Big Bucks
Apr 21, 2008
Enrollment is way up; donations are sky high. What's going on?...
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Orchestras Told to Turn Down the Volume
Apr 21, 2008
In Europe, dynamics must comply with factory-noise restrictions...
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Honolulu Symphony in Distress
Apr 21, 2008
Orchestra, $2 million in debt, looks to the state for help...
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A Rough Night at the Opéra de Paris
Apr 18, 2008
by Shirley Apthorp
Torture and sadism artfully delivered in Dallapiccola’s “Il Prigioniero”...
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'A Catered Affair' Opens, with Courage
Apr 18, 2008
by Howard Kissel
Are B'way audiences ready for a delicate, sophisticated and poignant musical?...
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Shake-up at Sony BMG
Apr 18, 2008
by Nekesa Mumbi Moody
Clive Davis moved aside, two associates moved out...
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Fannie 'Fan' Taylor Dies at 94
Apr 18, 2008
Founder of APAP, first National Endowment for the Arts music program director...
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Prague Philharmonia Names Music Director
Apr 18, 2008
Former associate conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, age 26...
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Birtwistle's Beast Is Dark but Brilliant
Apr 17, 2008
by Keith Clarke
”The Minotaur” gets royal treatment from Covent Garden in its world premiere...
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Barenboim-Mussbach Clash at Staatsoper
Apr 17, 2008
by Paul Moor
Former passes on baton for latter's "Don Giovanni"; latter lashes out publicly...
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Doug Pledger, Classical Broadcaster, Dies
Apr 17, 2008
Bay area's "favorite uncle" taught classical 101 through programming...
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UK Arts Council Accused of 'Sitting' on Funds
Apr 17, 2008
After cutting funding to hundreds of arts organizations, ACE is showing a surplus...
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Seattle Times Drops Music Critic of 31 Years
Apr 16, 2008
"Expendable" position to be eliminated...
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Goebbels’ Latest Comes to London
Apr 16, 2008
by Keith Clarke
Neither opera nor concert, it is “a group of objects getting to know each other”...
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Broadway Actors, Producers Begin Talks
Apr 16, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
Tonys around the corner as contract runs out, June 29...
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ENO Wants to 'Sex-up' Its Stagings
Apr 16, 2008
A call for fewer revivals, more cutting-edge work in coming seasons...
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An Early Puccini Effort Gets a Hearing
Apr 15, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
He cut, he pasted, he sliced and diced, but the young composer couldn't make ”Edgar” work...
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Nine Jobs Cut at Washington Nat'l Opera
Apr 15, 2008
New executive director begins wholesale reorganization effort...
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“Daphne,” Left to the Imagination
Apr 15, 2008
by Shirley Apthorp
Simone Young and the Hamburg Staatsoper make a strong case for the opera in concert...
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Broadway Turns to Hollywood for Inspiration
Apr 15, 2008
It used to be the other way around; now it's the popular film that B'way seeks...
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Houston Grand Opera Offers Discount Tix
Apr 15, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
$10 matinee seats for upcoming "Bohème" kicks off new initiative...
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At Long Last, Wolfgang Wagner to Exit
Apr 14, 2008
88-year-old Bayreuth Festival head, forced out, comes up with a surprising idea for his successor...
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“Satyagraha”: Glass at His Most Predictable
Apr 14, 2008
by George Loomis
Those who like the work will be pleased with the Met Opera's new, ENO production...
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Kathleen Battle, 14 Years After 'The Incident'
Apr 14, 2008
by Ronald Blum
A rare interview, on the eve of yesterday's recital, accentuates the positive...
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Norway Finally Gets Its Opera House
Apr 14, 2008
by Doug Mellgren
One century and $840 million later, a splendid venue opens off the Oslo Fjord...
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No Richard Tucker Award for 2008
Apr 11, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Nominators just couldn't find anyone up to snuff...
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Sick Bay at the Met. Again.
Apr 11, 2008
The original Dutchess of Krakenthorp is under the weather, so Marian Seldes will step into the role...
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BBC May Have to Share Its Licensing Fees
Apr 11, 2008
Demand for "public-service" programming continues to diminish...
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Chicago Gets It First Free “Operacast”
Apr 11, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Pritzker Pavilion to be the site of a live “Don Giovanni” simulcast...
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BBC Music Mag Announces 2008 Awards
Apr 10, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Uchida's Beethoven sonatas named Disc of the Year; magazine receives over 80,000 votes...
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LA Weekly Drops Music Critic
Apr 10, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Village Voice Media "lays off" another of its arts critics...
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NY City Opera Scraps 2008-09 Season
Apr 10, 2008
A change from using "alternative venues" during State Theater renovation to no stagings at all -- just concerts...
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BBC Proms 2008 Announced
Apr 10, 2008
Roger Wright's first year as head offers only a few departures from past practices...
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Prokofiev's 'The Gambler' Shows Up in Berlin
Apr 10, 2008
by Paul Moor
A different production from the current Met staging...
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Wigglesworth Won't Take La Monnaie Job
Apr 9, 2008
by Frank Cadenhead
Orchestra's objections to his appointment, announced April 2006, are finally heeded...
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“Lost Highway,” the Opera
Apr 9, 2008
by Keith Clarke
An impressive first outing for a collaboration between the Young Vic and English National Opera...
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Staatsoper Outpaced by Theater an der Wien
Apr 9, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Smaller house offers no less than nine new productions in 08-09...
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Broadway Openings, Extensions
Apr 9, 2008
by Susan Elliott
”South Pacific,” “Sunday” extended; “Billy Elliott,” “Gone with the Wind” on the horizon...
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Pulitzer Prize in Music to David Lang
Apr 8, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Composer, co-founder of Bang on a Can; Bob Dylan also cited...
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Beaux Arts Trio Bids Adieu to New York
Apr 8, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
After 53 fruitful years, the time has come...
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British, German Promoters Join Forces
Apr 8, 2008
Raymond Gubbay sells 75 per cent stake to create "Europe's biggest classical promoter"...
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"Brigadoon" Headed for Broadway
Apr 8, 2008
1947 Lerner and Loewe classic set for Spring 2009 after a Boston tryout...
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Dudamel Returns to LA for the Acid Test
Apr 7, 2008
by David Mermelstein
His first concerts since being named music director show both promise and room for growth...
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“South Pacific”: The Return of the Real Thing
Apr 7, 2008
by Anne Midgette
A revival of absolute fidelity -- to the book, the score and the spirit of a classic musical...
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Pavarotti's Final Show Was Lip-synched
Apr 7, 2008
Weak and unsure of his voice, he decided to play it safe in front of the multi-million masses...
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Tabernacle Choir Director to Utah State
Apr 7, 2008
The mystery of Craig Jessop's departure is solved...
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The Penny Fetches a Million
Apr 7, 2008
Barbara Penny's Strad sold at auction for $1.2M...
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MySpace in Joint Venture with 3 Major Labels
Apr 4, 2008
by Alex Veiga
Deal with Universal, Sony BMG, Warner invites free streaming; also creates major rival to iTunes, Amazon, et al...
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Maxim Vengerov Lays His Violin to Rest
Apr 4, 2008
A recurring shoulder injury helps lead to a new career...
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A Poignant Work, a Tragic Story
Apr 4, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Revised version of Herbert Willi's "Brother of Sleep" premiered in Klagenfurt...
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iTunes Becomes No. 1 U.S. Music Retailer
Apr 4, 2008
Leapfrogs over Wal-Mart, et al; over 4 billion recordings sold since its launch...
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ABT Settles Age Discrimination Suit
Apr 4, 2008
A vindication for the 74-year-old trumpeter who was fired from the ballet orchestra...
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Kirov Ballet Opens with the Tried and True
Apr 3, 2008
by Claudia La Rocco
The City Center stage is small for such grandeur, but all obstacles pass, unnoticed...
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Mannheim Opera Names New Music Director
Apr 3, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Deutsche Staatsoper house conductor gets his own opera company...
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He Sings! He Conducts! He Saves the Show!
Apr 3, 2008
Antony Walker completes "Aida" at Pittsburgh Opera, both as Radames and as conductor...
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Israel Chamber Orchestra Director Resigns
Apr 3, 2008
A desire to get back to composing and to guest-conducting elsewhere...
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House Votes to Hasten Artist Visa Process
Apr 2, 2008
by Jim Abrams
If Homeland Security takes over 30 days to approve a visa, premium processing sets in, gratis to the applicant...
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Sex Orientation Asked of UK Grant Applicants
Apr 2, 2008
British arts community outraged over multiple-choice question...
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Life in the White House, Bernstein-style
Apr 2, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
Cantata from “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue” gets its New York premiere...
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BBC Accused of Hawking Lloyd-Webber Shows
Apr 2, 2008
"American Idol"-style casting contests said to favor millionaire composer's West End musicals...
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Washington Chorus Names New Director
Apr 2, 2008
A venerable D.C. institution gets a fresh perspective...
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Whither, Wither the Professional Arts Writer
Apr 1, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Recent layoffs and buyouts see staff dance, theater, music and film positions eliminated...
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Supply of Conductors Outstrips Demand
Apr 1, 2008
Regional orchestra receives 226 applications for a job that pays from $45,000...
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Shifts in Arts Leaders on the Upswing
Apr 1, 2008
Members of the 55-to-70 gang who began their careers when there was money for the arts are moving on...
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Kirov Ballet Director Sits Out Current Tour
Apr 1, 2008
Makhar Vaziev is not with the troupe as it launches its New York run at City Center...
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Franco Zeffirelli Honored at the Met Opera
Mar 31, 2008
by Verena Dobnik
Lauded for "shaping the history" of the Met at season opener of his "La Bohème"...
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Gerhard Samuel Dies
Mar 31, 2008
Conductor, composer, contemporary-music advocate dies at 83...
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Boston Ballet Moves Into Opera House
Mar 31, 2008
by Susan Elliott
And somewhere, Sarah Caldwell is smiling...
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Mormon Tabernacle Choir Names New Head
Mar 31, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Associate director promoted, will succeed Craig Jessop...
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Phonautograph Pre-dates Edison's Invention
Mar 31, 2008
Researchers uncover/playback a French inventor's recording-on-paper from 1860...
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CBC Radio Orchestra to Disband
Mar 28, 2008
Government says orchestra with a budget of under $1 million is too expensive to maintain...
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Not Just Another 'Gypsy” Comes to B’way
Mar 28, 2008
by Howard Kissel
Among the numerous Rose reincarnates, Patti LuPone may be the most convincing yet...
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In Iraq, the Band Plays On
Mar 28, 2008
by Melik Kaylan
A new brand of war hero: the Iraq National Symphony Orchestra...
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Christie's Expects $1.5M for Strad
Mar 28, 2008
Violin known as "The Penny" will go up for auction April 4...
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Finally, Good News for the Met’s “Tristan”
Mar 27, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
Janice Baird is an impressive Isolde to Ben Heppner's splendid Tristan...
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The Mozart Requiem – for Its Own Sake
Mar 27, 2008
by Claudia La Rocco
Emanuel Gat Dance brings the local premiere of “K626” to Manhattan's Joyce Theater...
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Sydney Opera House: Fix It or Start Over?
Mar 27, 2008
Proposed interior renovations said to cost upwards of $700 million...
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Costs Explode for Hamburg's Concert Hall
Mar 27, 2008
Architect's dream may be too big for the city's pocketbook...
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Small-scaled D.C. Musical Comes to B'way
Mar 27, 2008
The Signature Theater's "Glory Days" opens in May, just in time for the Tonys...
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Sick Bay at the Met: Voigt's Turn Again
Mar 26, 2008
by Ronald Blum
Another cancellation Mar. 25, following an astonishing succession of them...
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Covent Garden Boss Slammed for Ad Slogans
Mar 26, 2008
British media say Tony Hall is showing a mid-life crisis in his search for young audiences...
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Juan Diego Flórez to Wed
Mar 26, 2008
Nuptials to German intended to take place in Lima cathedral...
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Sony BMG Online Music Service in the Works
Mar 26, 2008
by Matt Moore
About 6 to 8 euros per month gives the user unlimited access to the entire catalog...
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Saint Louis Symphony Recordings Go Online
Mar 26, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Concert performances of Adams, Stravinsky launch new line...
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London's Tube Stations Go Classical
Mar 26, 2008
18th- and 19th-century Greatest Hits to be piped into some 40 stations...
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Sir André Previn Signs with IMG Artists
Mar 25, 2008
by Susan Elliott
80th-birthday season in 2008-09 is furiously busy on all fronts -- composer, conductor, pianist...
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'Red (an orchestra)' Suspends Operations
Mar 25, 2008
Cleveland-based contemporary music group runs aground...
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A Few Karajan Centennial Events
Mar 25, 2008
More action across the pond than Stateside...
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Riccardo Muti Cancels NY Phil Concerts
Mar 24, 2008
Italian maestro grounded with the flu, Michael Christie to step in...
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Universal Signs Austrian Monks
Mar 24, 2008
by Andrew Hough
An ad on You Tube for medieval chanters gets more than 100 responses...
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A Bollywood Approach to Roussel's 'Padmâvatî”
Mar 24, 2008
by Frank Cadenhead
Théâtre du Châtelet engages Sanjay Leela Bhansali to help tell a legendary tale...
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Kimmel Center Seeks Ideas for Change
Mar 24, 2008
A vast space that has never quite delivered on its promise...
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New CEO of St. Louis Symphony Arrives
Mar 24, 2008
A major challenge lies ahead for the former Dallas Symphony chief...
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Mark Minkowski to Sinfonia Varsovia
Mar 21, 2008
by Frank Cadenhead
Leading exponent of early music named music director of Polish ensemble...
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An Interview with Patti LuPone as Rose
Mar 21, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
Encores! "Gypsy" spawns a full-blown revival, directed by Arthur Laurents...
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Dennis Russell Davies to Basel Symphony
Mar 20, 2008
by Frank Cadenhead
American conductor's European affiliations back on the upswing...
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U.S. Orchs Spend More than They Take In
Mar 20, 2008
by Susan Elliott
A new study finds that for some, a dollar spent on development yields 50 cents...
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New 'Ring' Gathers Momentum in Salzburg
Mar 20, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Wagner's challenges are well met on stage, less so in the pit with the Berlin Philharmonic...
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Bertelsmann May Sell Off Sony BMG
Mar 20, 2008
Perhaps that mega-merger wasn't such a great idea after all...
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Met as Minefield: Tristan Rolls Down the Rake
Mar 19, 2008
Another mid-performance mishap during already cursed production; Robert Dean Smith lays claim to HDTV Tristan...
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Edo de Waart to St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Mar 19, 2008
Dutch conductor will now have three Stateside jobs, in addition to Hong Kong...
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U of Texas Music School Gets $55Million
Mar 19, 2008
School will now be named for donors Ernest and Sarah Butler...
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Beware the Germinator
Mar 19, 2008
Too many bad-air days may explain the recent spate of cancellations at the Met Opera...
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Anthony Minghella Dies at 54 (Update)
Mar 19, 2008
by Jill Lawless
Acclaimed film director who made his opera debut with ENO/Met "Madama Butterfly"...
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Cleveland Orch Announces 2008-09
Mar 19, 2008
New works, esteemed elder maestros, opera in concert...
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“Ernani” Returns to the Met After 22 Seasons
Mar 18, 2008
by George Loomis
Hampson, Radvanovsky, Giordani resurrect and refresh an old staging...
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Robert Spano Re-ups in Atlanta, Through 2014
Mar 18, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Principal guest conductor Donald Runnicles to exit in 2011...
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Anthony Minghella Dead at 54
Mar 18, 2008
Acclaimed film director who made his opera debut with ENO/Met "Madama Butterfly"...
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Two U.S. Orchestras in Trouble
Mar 18, 2008
Things don't look good in Columbus, Ohio, or Shreveport, LA...
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Sheep Herder Dubbed "Romania’s Pavarotti”
Mar 18, 2008
Sony BMG signs rags-to-riches winner of Spanish TV contest...
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Cherubini’s “Médée” Conquers Wien
Mar 17, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
An uncommonly good realization of an uncommon work...
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Robert Craft Accuses Stravinsky Biographer
Mar 17, 2008
Claims Stephen Walsh's new book plagiarizes his own writings...
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More Met 'Tristan' Updates
Mar 17, 2008
Lehman replaces Heppner again as Tristan on Tuesday, Saturday's tenor remains TBA, Voigt recovers...
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Pianos Popping Up on the Streets of Birmingham
Mar 17, 2008
15 instruments in public places say come, sit and play awhile...
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92nd St. Y Announces 2008-09 Season
Mar 17, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
A Beethoven cycle begins, a new opera is introduced...
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Deborah Voigt Takes Ill, Mid-performance
Mar 16, 2008
by Mike Silverman
Met "Tristan und Isolde" finishes with two debutants onstage...
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Heppner Won't Be Tristan for 3 More Nights
Mar 14, 2008
by Ronald Blum
Withdraws from all Met Opera performances save the last two...
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Sarasota Opens Renovated Opera House
Mar 14, 2008
by George Loomis
One of the nation's finest venues for opera offers "La Rondine" in refurbished surroundings...
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The Real Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mar 14, 2008
No one knew what he really looked like until the recent discovery of portraits painted "live"...
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Boston Ballet to Cut 20% of Its Dancers
Mar 14, 2008
Executive director denies that her resignation is related to the move...
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City Opera Announces Mortier's First Project
Mar 13, 2008
by Susan Elliott
And things will never by the same at the New York State Theater...
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Cleveland Orchestra General Manager Exits
Mar 13, 2008
Takes new job as executive director of the Charlotte (NC) Symphony...
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Indianapolis Symphony Concerts to Go Online
Mar 13, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Pick up a code number at the concert, download it a day or two later...
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Boston Ballet Executive Director Resigns
Mar 13, 2008
Artistic director gets additional title of general manager...
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Alun Hoddinott Dies
Mar 13, 2008
Welsh composer who created a "new musical language" dead at 78...
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A London Symphony Concert Unlike Any Other
Mar 12, 2008
Orchestra members arrive at the hall, but their music, clothing and instruments do not...
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LA Phil Assistant Conductor to the Rescue
Mar 12, 2008
by David Mermelstein
Another young talent has arrived at the Philharmonic...
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ROH 'Carmen' Coming to U.S. Cinemas
Mar 12, 2008
And another company joins the rush to get their productions into theaters...
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Nigel Kennedy Disses Conductors
Mar 12, 2008
Why would you want to be "waving a stick when you could be playing an instrument?"...
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IMG Artists Cancels China Philharmonic Tour;
Key Executive Resigns
Mar 11, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Key sponsor "withdraws" from tour; European vocal division head exits...
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NY Phil and Alan Gilbert: The Omens Are Good
Mar 11, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
Second performance after its Asian tour is vastly improved from the first...
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Opera Glut on the Horizon
Mar 11, 2008
La Scala, San Francisco and the Met are all in theaters, now PBS is getting in on the act, not to mention radio...
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Boosey & Hawkes to Go Up for Sale (Again)
Mar 11, 2008
Owner Hg Capitol ready to sell, EMI ready to buy...
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'In the Heights' Bounces Up to Broadway
Mar 11, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
Opens at the Richard Rodgers Theater, a bigger, dancier, livelier incarnation of the original...
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Susan 'Suki' Sommer Dies
Mar 10, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Distinguished music librarian, teacher, writer and editor...
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Ben Heppner Out for Met 'Tristan' Opening
Mar 10, 2008
Virus fells him, but he remains on the schedule, opposite Voigt, for the remainder of the run...
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Rolando Villazón Explains His Sabbatical
Mar 10, 2008
A surprisingly frank interview...
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'Hairspray' Cleans Up at Olivier Awards
Mar 10, 2008
by Jill Lawless
Takes four major prizes, including Best Musical, at London theater awards...
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St. Louis Arts Orgs to Pool Marketing Data
Mar 10, 2008
The practice of cross-selling, applied to the arts...
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Opera Orchestra of NY's Star-Studded Gala
Mar 10, 2008
by Ronald Blum
Fleming, Millo, Zajick, Renata Scotto honor conductor Eve Queler's 100th performance...
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