Entertainment & Arts
Daniel Barenboim conducts Israeli-Arab orchestra for Pope
July 12, 2012
The leadership of the famed Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy, has entered a state of uncertainty following a report that the company’s top artistic director will be leaving.
Oct. 29, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI attended a classical concert Wednesday that doubled as a political event in which the leader of the Catholic Church called for peace in the Middle East.
“Classical music is a very important element in a human being’s life,” stresses Daniel Barenboim, who is sitting in his office at the Staatsoper unter der Linden , Berlin State Opera, which he has headed since 1992.
Nov. 8, 2018
Books
A new edition of Daniel Barenboim’s memoirs explores politics and revisits the pianist’s commitment to his art.
May 19, 2003
L’affaire Opera de la Bastille turned snitty Monday when the deposed musical and artistic director of the new Paris opera house and the man who fired him traded public barbs in the international press.
Jan. 17, 1989
Conductor-pianist Daniel Barenboim defies categorization, but his recordings offer some clues to his success.
March 14, 1999
The world is angry. There is hardly a leader anywhere whom people don’t consider to be a scoundrel.
Nov. 12, 2018
Culture Monster Blog
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Oct. 14, 2011
Who should be in charge of one of the most prestigious opera houses in the world?
Jan. 19, 1989