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Rhyme and Reason: Sharon Isbin Shares Insight of Maintaining Genius and Health

Yes, Sharon Isbin is a classically trained guitar virtuoso — not that we needed to tell you that — but it is not enough to be a global badass. She reveals how she remains so calm and level but above all a reigning heavyweight devoid of any ego.The 58-year-old musician is known for her contributions to music, sure, but she is known as a trailblazer for female musicians and guitar players in the classical genre. A director of guitar programs at the Juilliard School, Isbin, too, is a living legend.Thus, to maintain this genius, there has to be a rhyme or reason to the daily regiment. Having just read an article about the merits of abstaining from making lesser decisions, there is a science to the quietness of Isbin's life on the Upper West Side.In an exclusive with "The New York Times," the guitarist talks everything from food to meditation to sleep time. Not to spoil too much, but her favorite restaurant in New York is Mana, an organic, vegetarian joint on Amsterdam and 91st.
By Ian Holubiak

  • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Offers Beer and Ribs with 'Low-Cost High Culture' Theory

    Perhaps New York City, and many other cultural hubs around the world, are mighty giants too big to concede to lower costs. But for the Rust Belt cities and the theory of "low-cost high culture," some faltering institutions are seeing rebounds that are changing the city and the price of high culture forever.
    By Ian Holubiak

  • Artistic Director of Opera Australia Lyndon Terracini Revokes Critics's Tickets for Giving Bad Reviews

    Opera Australia’s artistic director Lyndon Terracini has had two critics removed from the complementary ticket list after they gave performances poor reviews."Sydney Morning Herald" classical music critic Harriet Cunningham was removed from OA's list after receiving an email that Terracini was, according to an OA publicist, "very offended" by a piece titled "Why I'm Not Going to the Opera Next Year."Soon after, well-respected critic Diana Simmonds of Stage Noise e-mailed Opera Australia to check on her tickets from the summer season opener of "Magic Flute" and was told she was taken off the tickets list."In response to some of your recent writing about the company, Lyndon asked that you be removed from the media list,” said the e-mail.Complimentary tickets are usually given to critics, writers, producers, editors and senior media figures who will report on the show. Usually, when a free ticket it given, it is understood that the review that comes from it can be good, bad or anywhere in between.
    By Jaime Prisco
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