"Francesca Zambello, the artistic and general director of the Glimmerglass Festival, came up with a novel idea. 'I just said, ‘Let’s do a Rossini comedy that doesn’t exist yet.’'" Hence Tenor Overboard. - The New York Times
No, this isn't a return of an early meme. This is an action film, by the brothers who made Marvel zillions of dollars with the Avengers, that is Netflix's attempt to start an action franchise. - The New York Times
Rowan Moore says let the details go and save the monument by killing its Victorian darlings. "Think the unthinkable about heritage. For a feature of the building is the sheer expanse of intricate interior detail, much of which is never seen by the public." - The Observer (UK)
Kermani, 71, is a leading dancer and choreographer in Pakistan. "Over the decades, Kermani has defied rising Islamic conservatism in her country to perform publicly, earning criticism, threats and accolades" - and she's not slowing now. - Scroll
The singer, who became famous at 11, says, "It was a double-edged sword, but being a major-label artist, I felt like a commodity, a thing to be sold." - The Guardian (UK)
What is Medieval Times? Well: "Queens, knights, squires and stablehands at the Lyndhurst castle voted on Friday to unionize." Audience members get rowdy; horses can be dangerous; and the pay is far too low for skilled weapons work, they say. - The New York Times
Through dissection, of course. "By late 1510 he was in Pavia, a university city south of Milan. ... Pavia is cold in winter, ideal for the preservation of human remains, and many of his anatomical sketches derive from work completed through the winter of 1510-1511." - The Observer (UK)
"When we think about the virtual plane of existence where the impossible is possible, it's likely that many of us are going to want to use that to enrich our connection to the stories and characters we love most." - MSN (Los Angeles Times)
The voluntary recognition of the union from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures comes less than two months after employees organized. Now for a first contract - which took LA's Museum of Contemporary Art a mere two years. - Hyperallergic
Former leader Yo-Yo Ma "saw the classical footing he brought to Silkroad as 'a starting point,' and classical music itself as 'a form of literacy.' In Giddens, who studied opera at Oberlin Conservatory, he sees a similar capability: the ability to employ difference as a binding agent." - Washington Post
Eisenberg was "a leading New York antiquities dealer who in the murky world of tomb raiders and smugglers held himself up as a guardian against the illegal importation and sale of ancient art." - The New York Times
The group founder: "I don't hear about romance novels taking place in Alberta — with Black people. There are Black people in Alberta, Edmonton and Calgary. I don't hear about Black romance taking place in Nova Scotia. There are Black people there, too, and in Ontario." - CBC
And yes, theatre folks on social media absolutely lost it. "All of this getting out so soon made what could have been a difficult-but-privately-handled situation into a messy, public shitshow." - Slate
YouTube isn't protecting its smaller artists (or any artists) from false claims. Says one producer, "A lot of the legal practices are going towards stifling artists, which is interesting when the main idea of is to be protecting them." - NPR
