Part of the third generation of Black opera singers to become international stars, she performed throughout Europe and the US, achieving wide fame in the title role of Scott Joplin's Treemonisha. Her second career was as a beloved voice teacher at the University of Maryland. - The Washington Post
"In the beginning, they'd look down on him. But everybody who took the time to speak with him was captivated by his intellect; it was his stardust. … These super-masculine men were first intrigued by his intellect, then they were impressed by the force of his personality." - Hyperallergic
The Praemium Imperiale, including ¥15 million ($136,000) for each recipient, is awarded for painting (Salgado, a photographer), sculpture (Turrell, a light artist), music (Ma, a cellist), architecture (Murcutt), and theater/film (no prize awarded this year). - Deutsche Welle
Linda Winer: "She thrived on the gamble, what she relished as the “craziness” of her unlikely life and this “business of strange accidents.” - American Theatre
His Newport Jazz Festival, founded in 1954 and packed with major stars from the beginning, was the template for everything from Woodstock to Lollapalooza to Coachella. Wein himself started dozens of other events, including the Newport Folk Festival and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. - The Washington Post
Though debate was hot about the M d'O, as it's now marketed in Paris, that "was a tepid academic tiff compared with the one that erupted when plans for a multiphase renovation and expansion of the Louvre, called the Grand Louvre, were unveiled in the early 1980s." - The New York Times
"If he achieved international notice with Umbrellas, he did not truly attain fame in Italy until 1967, for his role as Renzo in a television series based on Alessandro Manzoni’s 1827 literary epic, The Betrothed." - The New York Times
The actor still won't talk about her potential future in the franchise. Lynch: Bond "could be a man or woman. They could be white, black, Asian, mixed race. They could be young or old. ... Even if a two-year-old was playing Bond, everyone would flock to the cinema to see." - The Guardian (UK)
Davatzes' analysis and plans changed cable. He said, "By network standards, ... our viewership will always be limited. But that is the function of cable — to present enough alternatives so that individuals can be their own programmer." - The New York Times
Bromberg was a busy harpist and mom when her "agent called on March 17, 1967, to offer her a three-hour stint that night as a session musician at the EMI recording studio on Abbey Road in London. The pay was 9 pounds — about $17." - Washington Post
Zylis-Gara "displayed a plush voice, impressive versatility and beguiling stage presence during a three-decade international career." - The New York Times
Propst is best known as the founder of AmericanTheaterWeb.com, an early online home for America's not-for-profit theaters, and the first serious attempt to provide a comprehensive listing of theaters and theatrical events on the Internet. - TheatreMania
Whether Indiana was the subject of fraud and abuse—and how much he knew about it all, if that was the case—is something we’ll likely never fully understand. - ARTnews
In a dizzying four-decade career she won nine Tony Awards and gave New York audiences more than 60 Broadway productions, including such hits as “Equus,” “Amadeus” and “Les Liaisons Dangereuses.” - The New York Times
A student of William Pleeth and Mstislav Rostropovich, he made his solo debut at 18 with Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic and developed an extensive international career and a wide-ranging discography. - The Strad
