Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University has more than 30,000 students and 11 institutes. Founded in 1899, it has a long history of providing technical education in Russia and counts Nobel prize winners among its graduates. In addition to its chamber and symphony orchestras, choirs, music studios, and festivals, it offers Creative and MusicContinue reading “From Russia with… music, or Why an engineer should think in a symphonic way”
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Interview with David Bardolet, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy
How has Covid19 pandemic impacted the cultural sector on the structural level? What cultural institutions can do to survive this crisis? Is digitisation really the cure or not? How should the government support the cultural sector? Why a multi-disciplinary dialogue across the industries is so important and who should facilitate that process? These were someContinue reading “Interview with David Bardolet, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy”
Dominique Meyer (Teatro alla Scala): “Opera is about emotions”
How has the Covid19 crisis affected La Scala and the opera world as a whole? What are the top strategic priorities for the theatre and which new initiatives can we expect to see at La Scala? What worked well at Vienna State Opera? How can we change the stereotypes about opera and make it more accessible and attractive for a wider audience? Why is it important to introduce children to the opera and classical music? If you have never been to the opera and would like some recommendation, what titles should you start with? These were among some of the questions we talked about with Mr Dominique Meyer, Sovrintendente of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy back in May and those reflections are of particular interest in terms of the managerial perspective and historical context of the performing arts industry.
Filippo del Corno (Milan City Council): “Milan is always very conscious of the past while projecting into the future”
Milan was one of the first cities to be hit by the pandemic in Europe. How did Milan City Council help cultural institutions to survive the crisis? What cultural activities can we expect to see in the city over the coming months? How has the drop in tourist numbers affected the strategy? What makes Milan so special and unique? What is “The Pact for Reading” and how does it help to generate more interest in culture? Dina Ivanova discussed the cultural agenda for Milan with Filippo del Corno, Deputy Mayor of Milan for Culture.
Oliver Mears (Royal Opera House, UK): “We have to be agile, imaginative and open-minded to keep the show on the road.”
What program can we expect to see at Royal Opera House in the new season? First virtual reality immersive opera – what is it? Is it better to stick to classics or new works to bring new audiences? Why is approachability so important? What inspiration can opera theatres take from Peter Brook to survive the current crisis? Can streaming be a threat to a live performance? Why theatres are safer than pubs and bars? These were some of the questions discussed with Oliver Mears, Opera Director at Royal Opera House in London, UK.
Barbara Minghetti (Festival Verdi) : “Culture is needed now more than ever”
What makes Festival Verdi so unique and special and how has the festival been different this year? How can the opera theatre attract children through educational initiatives? What innovations are needed in theatre management today? How can the theatre work with local businesses? Netflix inspired opera series and video games – myth or reality? Barbara Minghetti, Artistic Director of Festival Verdi and Macerata Opera Festival, Programming and Special Projects Director at Teatro Sociale di Como shares her thoughts.
Museums Need a Code of Ethics
By James Abruzzo The controversies over art museum directors’ compensation, particularly during the time of COVID-19, has led me to think more broadly about the topic of museums and ethics. In a recent NY Times article on the disparity of compensation between very highly compensated museum directors and relatively low paid rank and file employees,Continue reading “Museums Need a Code of Ethics”
Interview with James Bradburne (Pinacoteca di Brera): “Museums must exist if societies are to have a memory”
Dina Ivanova How is Pinacoteca di Brera coping with the current situation? What is the impact of Covid19 on its activities and funding and what are the solutions to replace lost revenue? Why should a museum preserve the collective memory of the society? Who is responsible for saving Arts and Culture? Why “manuscripts don’t burn”?Continue reading “Interview with James Bradburne (Pinacoteca di Brera): “Museums must exist if societies are to have a memory””
Galleries to take the lead: The era of quarantine and how it reshaped the art scene
Soomin Sophie Kang Art world shifts online We are living a time that has never been lived before. Following the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year, many countries have taken extensive measures to restrict travels within and between borders. People were told to ‘stay at home,’ and so the lockdown had begun. Social gatherings of allContinue reading “Galleries to take the lead: The era of quarantine and how it reshaped the art scene”
On the objects in our homes
Natale Labia These last few months have done many things to us, to our psyches. One of these deeply profound effects is how we have dealt with the built environment of our ‘homes’, and one aspect of our homes I would like to highlight in this piece – the relationship we have with our ownContinue reading “On the objects in our homes”
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