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Metropolitan Opera Offers $25 Low-Price Tickets for Performances, Takes a Rocky Start
Many Rust Belt cities in the U.S. have been experimenting with a new theory, "low-cost high culture," and have been yielding higher net profits. While the idea is sound, major cultural institutions like the Metropolitan Opera have tried a similar experiment but haven't found the same success. -
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Offers Beer and Ribs with 'Low-Cost High Culture' Theory
Perhaps New York City, and many other cultural hubs around the world, are mighty giants too big to concede to lower costs. But for the Rust Belt cities and the theory of "low-cost high culture," some faltering institutions are seeing rebounds that are changing the city and the price of high culture forever. -
New York City Opera Takes Bids on Name, Assets Due Jan. 20
The New York City Opera has been in a grueling lawsuit that has convened in court since it filed for bankruptcy in 2013. For now, the brand of the City Opera is still in the hearts of most New York operagoers, but whether it will make a comeback has yet to be seen. -
Steinway Hall to Move Locations from Historic 57th Street Location Near Carnegie Hall, Grimaud and Spektor Recant
A grand piano is more than just an instrument or ornament, it's of a room and space all its own. And for that space on 57th Street near Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall and main showroom for Steinway & Sons pianos, will close its doors on the historic location and move elsewhere. -
[WATCH] Peter Hollens, 'AGT' Alum Jackie Evancho Cover Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' in YouTube Clip
Beware Internet: You are about to hit a breaking point. Soloist Peter Hollens and "America's Got Talent" favorite Jackie Evancho have teamed up for a most resounding rendition of Leonard Cohen's iconic "Hallelujah." -
From Cameron Carpenter to Disney, 'Hurricane Mama' Exists in Its Own Organ Genre
The organ's sonic capacity to blow out your eardrums is uncanny. Quite possibly the loudest sound on the planet, the Disney organ — affectionately named "Hurricane Mama" by Terry Riley — is of the echelon. So like Cameron Carpenter's most idiosyncratic International Touring Organ, it resonates beyond compare. -
John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme' Turns 50
On June 26, 1965, John Coltrane performed, for the only time in his career, "A Love Supreme" to a live audience. Perhaps dividing jazz listeners early on, nonetheless, Supreme has been ranked by critics as one of the most iconic jazz albums in existence. -
With No Political Affilitation, Anna Netrebko Pegged After Posing with Russia Separatist Flag, Donating to Donetsk Opera
Earlier this week opera diva Anna Netrebko made a donation to an opera house in Donetsk, but the donation has landed her in the political hot seat as the singer was pictured with a flag used by some separatist groups. -
Rei Hotoda Named First Woman Associate Conductor to Utah Symphony Orchestra, Succeeds Vladimir Kulenovic
Just announced, the Utah Symphony will name Rei Hotoda the new associate conductor next fall. A milestone, she will be the first woman to hold a permanent post with the symphony. -
Anna Netrebko Supports East Ukrainians, Poses with Novorossian Flag at St. Petersburg Presser
A Russian-Austrian opera soprano, Anna Netrebko showed support to east Ukrainians during a press conference in St. Petersburg over the weekend. The world-renowned singer posed with of the top political leaders while holding the flag of Novorossia. -
Jazz Heavyweight Fred Hersch Recounts Medical Ordeal in 'My Coma Dreams'
For renowned jazz pianist Fred Hersch, a medical ordeal has become the topic of his new DVD "My Coma Dreams," a single actor-driven theater piece accompanied in large part by instrumental music. The disc comes out Monday, Dec. 8, in recognition of World AIDS Day. -
Nintendo's 'Legend of Zelda' Travels to Nashville Symphony and Chorus
For a more youthful readership, perhaps, the Nashville Symphony and Chorus is getting nostalgic — reliving the exciting adventures in "The Legend of Zelda," one of the classic video games live at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. -
Wolfgang Rihm Receives Grawmeyer from University of Louisville for 'IN-SCHRIFT 2'
For Wolfgang Rihm, his follow-up composition "IN-SCHRIFT 2" has garnered a lot of attention and acclaim. Thus, for his astounding work, Rihm has been given the 2015 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. -
Cecilia Bartoli to Become Artistic Director for 2015 Salzburg Whitsun Festival in Austria, Appointed by Alexander Pereira
The Salzburg Whitsun Festival will has a new appointee this season: Cecilia Bartoli, who will head the post of artistic director. Bartoli, who has been at the helm since 2012, was given the appointment by Alexander Pereira. -
On Performing in Concert Halls, Car Parks, Bob Riley, Manchester Camerata Say 'So Be It'
As Joshua Bell has proven to us already, a venue is merely a concept. In the case of the Manchester Camerata, Bob Riley writes that the orchestra is "constantly challenging" how they engage with audiences. Thus, he concludes, "if that means we perform in a grand concert hall one day, and a car park the next, so be it."
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