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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Pick-a-little Talk-a-little by Life's A Pitch

Today at noon ET, we have the second of our Spring for Music live chats, this time, with composer Steven Stucky. Here is his launch statement, pegged to his piece 'August 4, 1964' which will…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:30AM

Monday, April 25, 2011

Happy talky talky happy talk by Life's A Pitch

Today at noon, Melinda Wagner, one of the Orpheus New Brandenburgs composers, will host a chat on behalf of Spring for Music, a festival I'm working on this year. Oh actually: this is double…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:07AM

Friday, April 22, 2011

You heard it here first: creativity is dead. by Life's A Pitch

I was watching some Family Guy on Hulu last night after the tragically disappointing New York City Opera Stephen Schwartz concert thing (if Raúl Esparza bores me--me, who has Loved Him Fore…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:13PM

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

I might have gone with "Best," but... by Life's A Pitch

Available for the bargain price of $4.50 on Etsy:...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:18AM

Monday, April 18, 2011

A voice at the end of the line by Life's A Pitch

The New York Times reports that good old group sales still reign supreme on the Great White Way:If Facebooking Broadway is all the rage for shows, the real economic engine remains the sales …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:37PM

Friday, April 15, 2011

"...else the Sondheim people will want their money..." by Life's A Pitch

#OperaPlot 2011 continues....

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:26PM

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Horror picture show by Life's A Pitch

It struck me as odd, when I was walking through that annoying passageway between Port Authority and Times Square, that the revised La Cage Aux Folles posters were billing the show as "I…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:52PM

Monday, April 11, 2011

"Nothing happens; Melisande dies." by Life's A Pitch

In T minus 20 minutes, this year's #OperaPlot begins again. The contest, started by blogger The Omniscient Mussel (yes, we know that sounds like a stripper name but she's not), is in its thi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:40AM

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

EVERYBODY STRAP IN by Life's A Pitch

The people who say all press is good press probably didn't have an adolescent Egyptian cobra escape from their Reptile House. Or. Did. They. Last Friday, the Bronx Zoo discovered a snake was…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:36PM

Sunday, March 27, 2011

The Met has all the fun by Life's A Pitch

On Thursday, I was at a workshop performance of this:...so I missed this:(Via purple DIARY via OperaChic.)...and apparently also a threesome, or so says Alex Ross....

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:30AM

Busts by Life's A Pitch

When we last checked in with friend of Life's a Pitch Inon Barnatan, he was disproving evolution with his pianistic prowess. Now, he's just finished recording a new CD, and he checked in wit…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:34AM

Thursday, March 24, 2011

We interupt this blog to bring you actual news by Life's A Pitch

Just thought I would do my part to help spread the word in addition to, you know, doing my actual job spreading the word. Rather than stay home and play Wii Tennis when her Japan tour was ca…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:57AM

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Superb is not the word by Life's A Pitch

My mother always told me "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." Maybe your mother did, too. This, however, can be a challenge in our little industry, …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:23PM

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Wagner is Agitated by Life's A Pitch

On Monday night, I went to (le) poisson rouge to see The Best Band in the World. MUCH to my surprise and delight, it seems György Ligeti has risen from the dead to perform at LPR this week!…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:36PM

Friday, March 11, 2011

Striking while the actor's hot by Life's A Pitch

Via Advertising is Good for You:...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:14AM

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