Art and Culture

Well, so says librettist Royce Vavrek. The subject matter — Abraham Lincoln grieving his young son Willie, who is stuck in the place between death and rebirth — would seem grim. So Vavrek and composer Missy Mazzoli took care to include…
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It’s hard to describe the magnitude of the loss of Alan Mandell, an actor whose legacy extends beyond the memory of his many fine performances on our stages. For decades, he was, quite simply and quite profoundly, the heart of Los…
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Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. In June, Debbie Hiott, the general manager of KUT, an NPR affiliate licensed to the University of Texas at Austin, was invited to…
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Broadway grosses jumped a staggering 27 percent last week thanks to several high-voltage celebrity shows. Other Desert Cities continues to be a top seller, bringing in $2.1 million in its first week of eight performances. The…
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Christophe Leribault says that improved security in the wake of the crown jewel robbery is not enough: leaking pipes, collapsing ceilings, and other problems with the deteriorating building could force the world’s most-visited museum to…
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Along with Leontyne Price, Shirley Verrett, and Grace Bumbry, Arroyo was part of the first generation of Black singers to become opera stars on both sides of the Atlantic. A frequent guest on television talk shows, she was arguably the…
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District officials canceled South Grand Prairie High School’s production largely out of concern about breaking Texas’s recent law banning drag performances in front of minors. Meanwhile, the student actress points out that denying her…
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“The specialty plaster is a type of gypsum product known as Hydrocal, which … is durable enough for metal casting but soft enough for direct sculpting. In addition to artworks, it is used in architectural restoration projects,…
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Among the titles involved were The Handmaid’s Tale, The Kite Runner, and a cookbook. Outraged students protested. And, mind you, this was after Minnesota passed a law forbidding book bans in public schools. – The Minnesota Star…
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Workers at the Milan opera house have approved a full-day strike on 20 October, seeking a 15% increase in gross annual pay as negotiations continue over a new contract. The opening night of La Scala’s new production of Gounod’s…
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