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The opera world now has its equivalent of the Jolie-Pitt baby pictures. Austrian tabloids have published images of Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott’s newborn son. (In the 2007 file photo at left, the sultry couple are shown during a performance with the Puerto Rico Symphonic Orchestra. Credit: Associated Press.)
What fate awaits Lehman Bros.’ contemporary art collection, which consists of approximately 3,500 works scattered around the world? People are saying some or all of it will be sold.
The Seattle Art Museum shares significant real estate with Washington Mutual. Now that the bank is on the auction block, the museum could be left without a roommate.
A critic who criticizes? The idea! The Cleveland Plain Dealer has reassigned its music critic, Don Rosenberg, amid allegations that he questioned the sanctity of Cleveland Orchestra’s music director.
An official at the Detroit Institute of Arts describes the museum’s budget crisis as ‘urgent,’ though the institution is not in danger of imminent failure. The museum’s deficit of $17 million in 2008 and is looking to cut $750,000 from its 2009 budget.
A stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning movie ‘Rain Man’ starring Josh Hartnett opens today in London. ()
This week’s Damian Hirst auction at Sotheby’s saw strong showings from Russia and the Middle East as U.S. collectors felt the pinch of the current market crisis.
A library in Nantes, France, has discovered an unknown musical score. So? It’s believed to be written by Mozart.
To invest or not to invest: that is the question. Singaporean playwright Jean Tay has a new play that dramatizes the speculative fever provoked by the country’s real-estate boom.
London’s Royal Opera House joins the stampede of opera companies toward multimedia by offering ‘Don Giovanni’ free on its website.
The Ravinia Festival has announced its 2009 Chicago Symphony program, which will feature appearances by Patti LuPone, Herbie Hancock and Yo-Yo Ma.
The art collections of two wealthy New York-area widows will go on the block at a recently announced auction at Christie’s. Rita K. Hillman and Alice Lawrence collected works by Rothko, Manet, Magritte, Cezanne and others.
Peter McDonald has won this year’s John Moores contemporary painting prize for his work ‘Art Attack,’ which depicts an artist slashing a canvas.
In an effort to make ticket buying more user-friendly, the Broadway League is opening a concierge service in the middle of Times Square. The desk will offer Broadway-related information in six languages and will help customers pick shows to see.
There’s more royalty in store for Helen Mirren. The Oscar-winning actress is set to return to the stage in the title role of Racine’s ‘Phaedra’ at the National Theater in London. ()
Roundup by Times Staff Writer David Ng