By Sedgwick Clark
Did you see the piece in Musicalamerica.com on July 3 about 10,000 Londoners braving the record-breaking swelter to watch a free open-air live screening in Trafalgar Square of the Royal Opera House’s “La traviata” with Renée Fleming and Joseph Calleja? A further 10,000 watched on 15 open-air screens across the U.K. Moreover, the performance was also screened live into 177 cinemas around the U.K. and Europe, drawing 20,000 more opera fans.
Who says that classical music is dead?
Another Sign of the Times . . .
New York Philharmonic press release: July 7, 2009
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC TO INTRODUCE “MOBILE GIVING”
AT 2009 CONCERTS IN THE PARKS, PRESENTED BY DIDI AND OSCAR SCHAFER, CONDUCTED BY ALAN GILBERT, JULY 14-17, 2009
Audience Members Can Support the Philharmonic and Concerts in the Parks Through $5 Donations Made by Text Message