Theater
Fox Fortuna: Neil DeGrasse Tyson's 'Cosmos' Looks at Soundwaves with Carl Orff's 'Carmina Burana'
RESULTS: The International Opera Awards 2014 Are Announced, Posthumous Prize for Gerard Mortier
The venerable Opera magazine has announced the winners of its still-rather-new annual awards, the "Operas" (think Oscars but with more singing and a smaller budget). Since Opera has been the bible for international opera reviews for many decades, it's a nice idea and one that makes sense. It would be nice to be able to post Opera reviews for all of the winners, or sound clips from recent productions from them all, and maybe that's something the organizers can look at next year. Miss Her When She's Gone: Anna Kendrick Brings the Musical Stage to the Saturday Night Live, Numbers Suffered...But Weekend Update Did Not
The irreverence of Louis C.K. brought a much needed change to the typical Saturday Night Live mediocrity (yeah, the seasons have been downhill ever since Chevy). And yet, a different mood swept last Saturday's stagefloors, hosting not just an adorable little songstress but also a welcome revisit to musical theater--all performed live on TV.
