Renée Fleming with the Russian National Orchestraat Mizner Park on Saturday night.(Photo by Sherry Ferrante) By Greg StepanichShe opened the New York Philharmonic's current season with an infrequently heard song cycle by Olivier Messiaen, and her newest album is a collection of rarities from the verismo composers of the late 19th century.One of the best things about Renée … [Read more...]
ArtzBuzz: Art fair to expand, FAU adds second Jewish fest
Visitors to the American International Art Fairtour the Adelson Galleries. (Photo by Katie Deits)Art fair does booming business, will be 10 days long in 2011The recession may be dragging on, but the 2010 American International Art Fair enjoyed 15 percent higher participation over 2009 and a significant improvement in sales, according to founders David and Lee Ann Lester.Based … [Read more...]
Weekend Arts Picks
GEORGE PLATT LYNES (American, 1907–1955): Jean Cocteau, 1934. Gelatin silver print, 10 x 8 in.Gift of Baroness Jeane von Oppenheimin honor of Charles Stainback, 2006.18.© Estate of George Platt LynesArt: Only a couple of weeks are left to see two of the outstanding exhibitions at the Norton Museum of Art: "A Tradition Redefined: Chinese Paintings from the Chu-tsing Li … [Read more...]