Classical
Jazz at Lincoln Center Inducts Betty Carter, Fletcher Henderson, Elvin Jones, Wes Montgomery to Ertegun Hall of Fame, Webcast on June 9
Density vs. Dispersal: 'Frank Lloyd Wright and the City' Exhibition Showing at New York's Museum of Modern Art Until June 1
Today's New York City is an old city colliding in some disgusting--yet enlightening--ways, wherein then New York is torn down to make way for the current one. In fact, the Folk Art Building at 45 West 53rd Street will be razed for a newer version, as preserving the building became increasingly difficult. Luckily, the iconic 63-paneled, 82-foot-high façade of the skyscraper will be taken over by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and put into storage. Classicalite Recording News: Soprano Diana Damrau Releases Personal Favorites on 'Forever' Album (Warner Classics/Erato) Due March 11
With all the Damrau hype circulating her upcoming performance as Amina at The Metropolitan Opera's production of Bellini's La Sonnambula and a one-off (Le) Poisson Rouge show, there must be little time to find a respite from the excitement.
