Theater
The Column: Met Opera Protests, Lots of Questions, But One Definite Answer
London’s Jewish Cultural Centre, JW3, Opens Its Doors
A new cultural center in London has opened its doors, and it's something new for the British capitol--a Jewish cultural center, commonly known in the U.S. (where they are far from rare) as a JCC. This has been several years in the planning and the building and the staffing, and was the brainchild of long-time arts patron Vivien Duffield. Opera Composers Look to Best-Selling Books, Popular Movies for Inspiration
A list of opera premières scheduled over the next few years reads like a list of best-selling books or popular movies: 'Brokeback Mountain,' 'Dolores Claiborne,' 'Cold Mountain,' 'The Shining,' 'The Manchurian Candidate.'
