6,111 stories by "Artsjournal1"
"The Echo library was founded in 2016, at the height of the refugee crisis, and relies on a 15-strong volunteer team alongside donations to stock its shelves and pay for the van's fuel " cos…
A client of Sol Hurok, she sang the major Italian dramatic roles at Europe's leading opera houses, though much of her work at the Met was as a cover, going onstage at short notice. Her caree…
"As COVID-19 … spreads inexorably across the U.S., theatres are finding themselves trying to stay both practical and realistic, even as public concerns grow. While many public gatherings a…
The shutdown, ordered to prevent the spread of COVID-19, mandatory for all state-owned arts institutions and strongly recommended for others, is in effect at least until after Easter (April …
"The National Gallery of Art has postponed its much-anticipated exhibition A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600"1750 because of the global coronavirus crisis." The nationwide lockdown in Ita…
"[The company] said its investigator interviewed 44 people, yielding 10 [credible] allegations of inappropriate conduct between 1986 … [and] 2019." The law firm hired by the company also f…
Cahiers du Cinéma, which launched the French New Wave and gave the world the concept of the auteur, was purchased last month by a consortium that includes some of France's top movie produce…
"[He] appeared in the children's chorus for the 1926 American premiere of Puccini's uncompleted Turandot, conducted his own ending to the work some nine decades later, and in between had one…
Jeremy Gerard: "I'm all for producers and the sometimes preposterous lengths they will go to in order to promote and protect their shows. That's their job. But I've often wondered why we, th…
"Four security guards employed at Dresden's Royal Palace are under investigation over their alleged involvement in a huge theft of 18th-century jewellery, according to German prosecutors. In…
Devastated by having to call off this year's event due to the coronavirus epidemic " as it turns out, cancellation due to infectious disease is not covered by the festival's insurance polici…
"On Monday, the group announced that after careful consideration of news reports and advice from health experts, it has decided not embark next week on a tour slated to include concerts in A…
In filing for Chapter 11, the museum is "seeking relief from what museum officials characterize as a crushing debt burden [of more than $30 million] incurred by construction of its home on I…
"The dancing is already at a very high standard, the repertoire is solid and the audience base is dedicated. But I want to add certain things to the repertoire that haven't yet been seen in …
"'Out of an abundance of caution, the New World Symphony felt it was prudent for Cristian Măcelaru not to conduct the concert [Saturday] night after learning of his recent travels to Japa…
"For much of his career, Mr. Crowley was overshadowed by gay playwrights such as Larry Kramer … and Tony Kushner. … But his 1968 examination of gay identity, repression and self-loathing…
"How do you explain Hideo Kojima to someone who has never picked up a PlayStation controller? His admirers have often compared him to filmmakers: Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, George Lucas…
I am certain Beethoven was a funny guy. The evidence, the jokes are all over the music. " Bruce Brubaker
Alex Ross revisits that odd period when the Nazi regime had driven the cream of pre-war German arts and letters " Werfel, Döblin, Viertel, Brecht, Adorno, three different Manns, along with …
"During the germinal days of television, … [she] became famous as 'The Girl With the Glasses,' for un-self-consciously wearing her signature eyeglasses on camera as she delivered live, on-…
"Now that it's public, it's still not clear why the parties sought to keep the settlement terms private in the first place, other than the fact that NDAs and confidentiality agreements have …
"The turmoil will only further damage an institution that has, for most of its existence, failed to live up to its name while presenting one mediocre exhibition after another." Aaron Betsky …
Fortunately, thanks to fear of the coronavirus outbreak that has led to this rule, it's easy to comply with. " The New York Times
"More than a month after the board overseeing the School of Architecture at Taliesin announced the school would close after 88 years of operation, the board has reversed its decision and pla…
Michael Brodeur, most recently an assistant arts editor and critic at the Boston Globe, starts work next week. " The Washington Post
