Five Quickies: JAMES LEVINE BACK at the MET, James Rhodes on Gramos, Darcy James Argue on John Adams, John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" Birthday Viz

News gets made fresh everyday.

And with the world's best musicians, singers, dancers and actors going back to repertory work after their summer stocks, there's more good news happening now than there was, say, back in August.

So, in an effort to keep all you Classicalites abreast of each and every situation, we'll be trawling the web for the best headlines--those stories, those people making the biggest waves.

Here, then, is today's news:

Met's Maestro Heading Back to His Podium [New York Times]

Behind the Scenes with James Levine, in Full Pre-Season Swing [New York Times]

Classical Music Needs an Enema - Not Awards [The Guardian]

Dear John Adams, [Facebook]

"Giant Steps" Animation [Michal Levy]