- Fourth concert canceled as San Francisco Symphony strike continues Ronnie Cohen - Reuters - 2 hrs 59 mins ago
By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Symphony on Saturday canceled its fourth performance since musicians went on strike this week, as management … More »Fourth concert canceled as San Francisco Symphony strike continues
By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Symphony on Saturday canceled its fourth performance since musicians went on strike this week, as management and the orchestra players' union pressed on with federally mediated contract talks. Both sides said the marathon negotiations were aimed at reaching a labor …
- Third concert canceled as San Francisco Symphony strike continues Ronnie Cohen - Reuters - 11 hrs ago
By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Symphony canceled a Saturday night concert, the third since the orchestra's musicians went on strike earlier … More »Third concert canceled as San Francisco Symphony strike continues
By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Symphony canceled a Saturday night concert, the third since the orchestra's musicians went on strike earlier in the week. Both sides said they were negotiating to try to resolve differences before the 103 symphony players are scheduled to leave next week for a …
- Dixie Chicks' Maines moving on as solo artist PAUL J. WEBER - AP - 16 hrs ago
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Natalie Maines is starting out nervous on stage, almost 10 years to the day that the Dixie Chicks spitfire slammed then-President George W. Bush … More »Dixie Chicks' Maines moving on as solo artist
- New York Asian art auctions span bronze antiquities to contemporary art Chris Michaud - Reuters - Fri, Mar 15, 2013
By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rare bronzes, contemporary masterpieces, museum-quality furniture and antiquities dating back more than 3,000 years are among thousands … More »New York Asian art auctions span bronze antiquities to contemporary art
By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rare bronzes, contemporary masterpieces, museum-quality furniture and antiquities dating back more than 3,000 years are among thousands of art objects hitting the auction block in New York next week during Christie's and Sotheby's Asia week sales. The four days of auctions, estimated …
- Watch: Andy Warhol's Polaroid Auction: Own a Snapshot @ ABC News - Fri, Mar 15, 2013
Polaroid photos taken by the artist are being sold by a New York collector. More » Watch: Andy Warhol's Polaroid Auction: Own a Snapshot
Polaroid photos taken by the artist are being sold by a New York collector.
- NYC museum displaying Audubon's bird watercolors AP - Wed, Mar 13, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — The New-York Historical Society is exhibiting its entire collection of 474 bird watercolors by John James Audubon for the first time. More »NYC museum displaying Audubon's bird watercolors
- Royal Opera chief: Modern singers lack stamina JILL LAWLESS - AP - Wed, Mar 13, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Modern-day singers lack commitment and stamina compared to previous generations of performers, the music director of London's Royal Opera House said We … More »Royal Opera chief: Modern singers lack stamina
- Top conductor questions opera singers' commitment Mike Collett-White - Reuters - Wed, Mar 13, 2013
By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's leading opera conductors, Antonio Pappano, on Wednesday criticized singers for pulling out of productions … More »Top conductor questions opera singers' commitment
By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's leading opera conductors, Antonio Pappano, on Wednesday criticized singers for pulling out of productions too easily, saying at times this was due to illness but at others simply due to a lack of commitment. The outspoken comments, sure to cause a stir in the operatic …
- Bolshoi ballet chief: threats preceded acid attack VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - AP - Tue, Mar 12, 2013
MOSCOW (AP) — The artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet said the dancer arrested on suspicion of giving the go-ahead to an acid attack that badly burned his eyes and … More »Bolshoi ballet chief: threats preceded acid attack
- British artist Turnbull mellows with posthumous show Clare Hutchison - Reuters - Fri, Mar 8, 2013
BAKEWELL (Reuters) - British artist William Turnbull, a figurehead of the post-war modernist movement, is finally embracing the mainstream four months after his death … More »British artist Turnbull mellows with posthumous show
BAKEWELL (Reuters) - British artist William Turnbull, a figurehead of the post-war modernist movement, is finally embracing the mainstream four months after his death with an exhibition that spans the indoor and outdoor spaces of one of England's grandest stately homes. A selection of works by Turnbull, known for his sculptures …
- Russian ballet star confesses he agreed to attack VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - AP - Thu, Mar 7, 2013
MOSCOW (AP) — Pale and haggard after hours of questioning, a leading Bolshoi dancer told a Moscow court that he gave his blessing to an attack on the ballet's artistic … More »Russian ballet star confesses he agreed to attack
- Sex, lies...cannibalism? New opera has it all Michael Roddy - Reuters - Thu, Mar 7, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - The very title, "Written On Skin", has the attention-grabbing power of fingernails scraping on a chalkboard. Add to that sex, lies, treachery and what … More »Sex, lies...cannibalism? New opera has it all
LONDON (Reuters) - The very title, "Written On Skin", has the attention-grabbing power of fingernails scraping on a chalkboard. Add to that sex, lies, treachery and what may or may not be cannibalism, but definitely is not your mother's cooked liver with onions, and it's no wonder the London premiere this week of composer …
- George Lucas proposes museum in San Francisco AP - Wed, Mar 6, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Star Wars" creator George Lucas wants to build a museum dedicated to visual storytelling in San Francisco's Presidio that would house an art collection … More »George Lucas proposes museum in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Star Wars" creator George Lucas wants to build a museum dedicated to visual storytelling in San Francisco's Presidio that would house an art collection he amassed over more than four decades.
- Bolshoi dancer confesses to attack on ballet chief NATALIYA VASILYEVA - AP - Wed, Mar 6, 2013
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian ballet star who has danced the roles of violent and powerful historical figures at the Bolshoi Theater has confessed to organizing the acid attack … More »Bolshoi dancer confesses to attack on ballet chief
- Glaxo donates NC Wyeth painting to Philly museum JOANN LOVIGLIO - AP - Tue, Mar 5, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline PLC has donated a painting with a mysterious past to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. More »Glaxo donates NC Wyeth painting to Philly museum
- Stuttgart museum returns painting sold under Nazis AP - Tue, Mar 5, 2013
BERLIN (AP) — A Stuttgart museum has returned a 600-year-old painting to the estate of Jewish art dealer Max Stern, who was forced to sell his collection before fleeing … More »Stuttgart museum returns painting sold under Nazis
- Opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa to act, sing in Downton Abbey Reuters - Mon, Mar 4, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - New Zealand opera star Kiri Te Kanawa will act, and sing, in an upcoming episode of the hit British stately home drama "Downton Abbey", a spokeswoman … More »Opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa to act, sing in Downton Abbey
LONDON (Reuters) - New Zealand opera star Kiri Te Kanawa will act, and sing, in an upcoming episode of the hit British stately home drama "Downton Abbey", a spokeswoman for the ITV series said on Monday. The 68-year-old singer will play a house guest staying at Downton Abbey, joining the award-winning cast in the fourth …
- Young Brazilian dancers wow visiting Royal Ballet AP - Sat, Mar 2, 2013
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Young dancers performing to Afro-Brazilian music put on an energetic show Saturday to close out an educational visit by representatives from London's … More »Young Brazilian dancers wow visiting Royal Ballet
- New Rio art museum celebrates iconic cityscape JENNY BARCHFIELD - AP - Fri, Mar 1, 2013
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Picture-postcard Guanabara Bay is the main attraction of the Olympic city's newest cultural center. More »New Rio art museum celebrates iconic cityscape
- For Belarusian artist, money is art YURAS KARMANAU - AP - Thu, Feb 28, 2013
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Art is literally money for Belarusian artist Igor Arinich. More »For Belarusian artist, money is art
- Who is James Franco? Artist Marina Abramovic wants her film to answer that Greg Gilman - Reuters - Wed, Feb 27, 2013
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - James Franco - a man of many talents and occupational endeavors - is the subject of performance artist Marina Abramovic's first film. The … More »Who is James Franco? Artist Marina Abramovic wants her film to answer that
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - James Franco - a man of many talents and occupational endeavors - is the subject of performance artist Marina Abramovic's first film. The woman who describes herself as the "grandmother of performance art," told Elle at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday that she is in the early stages …
- Britten ghost story at City Opera MIKE SILVERMAN - AP - Mon, Feb 25, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to operatic ghost stories, none is more creepily effective than Benjamin Britten's "The Turn of the Screw." More »Britten ghost story at City Opera
- In artist's show, creation merges with destruction A. BREED - AP - Fri, Feb 22, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — It took Ryan Travis Christian four days to fill the paper sheet stretching 6½-by-30 feet and push-pinned to the white museum wall. Spreading charcoal … More »In artist's show, creation merges with destruction
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — It took Ryan Travis Christian four days to fill the paper sheet stretching 6½-by-30 feet and push-pinned to the white museum wall. Spreading charcoal with a chamois and Latex-gloved hand, he conjured a dreamy cloudscape of reclining, mouthless ghosts, zigzag patterns and disembodied duck heads.
- Tony Award winner brings Broadway to Oscars MARK KENNEDY - AP - Fri, Feb 22, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — The folks behind Hollywood's glitziest night have imported some help this year — from Broadway. More »Tony Award winner brings Broadway to Oscars
- Conlon extends LA Opera contract through 2017-18 AP - Thu, Feb 21, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Conlon has extended his contract as music director of the Los Angeles Opera through the 2017-18 season. More »Conlon extends LA Opera contract through 2017-18
LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Conlon has extended his contract as music director of the Los Angeles Opera through the 2017-18 season.
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