A Whole New Generation Of Hot Italian Conductors Is Taking Over

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“Italian conductors are everywhere. The fact that Italians a generation younger than Mr Abbado and Mr Muti have followed in their footsteps may not be surprising. What’s more remarkable is that men in their twenties and early thirties have chosen conducting as a career, given that Italy’s opera houses—the bread and butter of the country’s music-making—are in such poor shape.”

SOURCE: MUSIC – ArtsJournal - Read entire story here.

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‘Hamilton’ $10 Ticket Lottery Goes Online, Crashes From High Demand

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“‘Service Unavailable. Please try again later.’ That’s what potential ticket buyers saw on the new website set up to handle the Hamilton discount lottery for much of its first day, Jan. 5. The site returned briefly at 4 PM, but went down again after a reported total of 50,000 applicants rushed the site for the 21 available seats in the front row.”

SOURCE: THEATRE – ArtsJournal - Read entire story here.

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