Theater
Arts Ed in New York City: Failing Minimum Requirements, Uncertified (and Overworked) Teachers and No Real Syllabus
Philadelphia's Wilma Theater Receives $750,000 Gift from Leonard Haas, Slashes Tickets to $25 to Put New Butts in Seats
Rich benefactors may very well be the reason most arts organizations continue to see the light of day. And when those sources are tapped out--much like the Metropolitan Opera cutting salaries for union workers--the plight of theater becomes stark. Italian Tenor Renato Cioni, One of Maria Callas' Leading Men, Dies at 84 on Elba
From an era when Italianate (and indeed, Italian) tenors were in more plentiful supply, Renato Cioni has passed away at the age of 84. He was also one of the last links to the age of Maria Callas, as one of her last Cavaradossis in Puccini's Tosca
