The News Review:
- Athens and Epidaurus Festival – Theater – Column – New York Times
- Jürgen Flimm at Salzburg Festival: Letting the demons back in
- axaca folk festival opens to protests few visitors
- Music Review: Festival harvests bounty of blues
- Jürgen Flimm at Salzburg Festival: Letting the demons back in
- Festival goes on despite floods
Athens and Epidaurus Festival – Theater – Column – New York Times
New York Times – Jul 24, 2007
But the complex is at the heart of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival which has been transformed from a moribund event into a vibrant arts experience. Skip to next paragraph.
Jürgen Flimm at Salzburg Festival: Letting the demons back in
International Herald Tribune – Jul 24, 2007
From the 1960s until his death in 1989 Herbert von Karajan the Austrian maestro of maestros traded on his personal glamour to create the glittering cosmopolitan franchise as it exists today. Gérard Mortier the Belgian impresario and provocateur shook up the decade from 1992 to 2001 fencing merrily with the news media politicians and the public every step of the way. Then came the composer Peter Ruzicka an Invisible Man from Germany who in his first four seasons showcased music suppressed by the Nazis. “And I” the next in line Jürgen Flimm said in May “am a stage director like Max Reinhardt with whom it all began.
axaca folk festival opens to protests few visitors
Los Angeles Times – Jul 24, 2007
Governor joins 15000 to celebrate as 30000 foes demonstrate. By Rafael Bucio and Héctor Tobar Los Angeles Times Staff Writers July 24 2007AXACA MEXIC — Angry protests tight security and empty hotel rooms marked the celebration Monday of Guelaguetza a folk festival that is traditionally the biggest tourist draw of the year in this city dependent on the money visitors spend here. A year ago protests forced the cancellation of Guelaguetza. This month a new round of violent demonstrations over the rule of axaca state Gov.
Music Review: Festival harvests bounty of blues
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Jul 24, 2007
htm –>Music Review: Festival harvests bounty of bluesTuesday July 24 2007By Jim White Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe Pittsburgh Blues Festival this past weekend was an eclectic affair. From the acoustic blues of Guy Davis to the explosive rock guitar of Frank Marino there was a little something musically for everyone.
Jürgen Flimm at Salzburg Festival: Letting the demons back in
International Herald Tribune – Jul 24, 2007
For many Mozart reigns as Western civilization's angel of sweetness and light and they set great store by for instance the Masonic triumph over darkness at the end of “Die Zauberflöte. ” But as history shows the golden age supposedly reflected in Mozart's music bore the seeds of its destruction. The years that followed brought chaos and revolution on a continental scale. “I don't trust reason” Flimm said.
Festival goes on despite floods
BBC News – Jul 24, 2007
More than 50000 people are expected to pile into the Long Marston airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon for the Global Gathering event from Friday. Event manager James Algate said the site had been left unaffected by recent heavy rain. Acts including Faithless and Basement Jaxx will be headlining the event. ‘Totally unaffected’Many roads are still closed in Warwickshire with towns in the south of the county worst hit by flooding including Stratford Alcester Leamington and Kenilworth.