Auction house officials defend it as a way of protecting against organized bidding Art dealers denounce it. . The thing is, you just can't fight this kind of thing, because by the time you tell people the real story, it's time to go" The "real" story, according to Wagner, is that he was "maneuvered" out of the music directorship by members of the Chorale's board of directors and by other Music Center powers, including Los Angeles Philharmonic executive director Ernest Fleischmann, and that his opinion regarding his successor was not sought or heeded. Exit Roger Wagner, grumbling-with Saturday's Los Angeles Master Chorale performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" The founder of the group and its music director for the last 21 years-known to speak whatever was on his mind to singers, administrators and media alike-is even less enthused about the prospect of becoming music director laureate than he was last November, when his successor, John Currie of Scotland, was introduced to Los Angeles amid much fanfare. "He gets the most out of people because he goes into every relationship thinking it's going to work" says producer Brian Grazer "Splash. of Jazz Educators conference that concluded Sunday at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel. William Schallert as the dilettante composer, for example, had a dry, whimsical elegance. In Lautrec's posters he takes on heroic proportion, swathed in a black cloak and slouch hat. And you don't have to reproduce the sounds that an overfed body makes" DUMBING FOR DOLLARS The box-office grosses below were obtained from studios and are estimates.
This will involve expanded appearances for the chorale's pops ensemble (an offshoot group led by Johnny Carl) before arts groups and service clubs and at museums and shopping malls. But public broadcasters cannot agree on whether commercials will bring in more or less corporate funding. WASHINGTON — On station KERA-TV in Dallas, it's not unusual to see a commercial message for Rodger Meyer Cadillac, in which the dealership owner stands proudly next to a big Caddy that is topped with a giant, glistening bow. "We use imported leather, selected woods, hand-embroidered velvet The costumes are as valuable as collector's pieces. Public Affairs Series: "Headlines on Trial" KNBC-TV (network station "KCET Journal" KCET (independent station.
Nielsen ratings crown from NBC, CBS added four new sitcoms and three new one-hour series to its schedule. That's the tempo that strikes people easiest because, without their knowing it, they are moving to that pace all their waking hours. "You find out what you're made of, how you do under pressure. The usual realignments in Hollywood geography will commence as producers, directors, writers and agents who were in business with Yablans scamper for cover elsewhere. When the head of a major TV production company wants to star in a TV series, CBS listens.
And it could serve as a strong lead-in to build some new NBC series at 10 o'clock. . The set awakens that tiresome person known as "the child in all of us" and we are charmed Charmed, charmed, charmed I am sure. But now he's busy rehearsing a new play for London, "Orphans" in which he'll play an American gangster"I was 16 before I became interested in what sort of a person my mother had been" said Mariska Hargitay "The kids I grew up with didn't know who she was. Even when the accompanying images do smack of burlesque (a fat lady lip-synching Schubert's "Elf King, the texts strike a note of true dismay about the lessons that grandfather passes onto father, and father passes on to son.
Fitzpatrick hired George Gerba, who he said had been one of the Olympic festival's chief logistical and production employees. The Palladium is done, MOCA is almost done and Barcelona is under construction I'm waiting No, not waiting Searching and looking". Cinematographer Juan Ruiz Anchia's lighting brings to "Maria's Lovers" a naturalistic, as opposed to realistic, glow that is reminiscent not just of Konchalovsky's own epic "Siberiade" but of the films of his director-brother Nikita Mikhalkov and of Andrei Tarkovsky. Caporael has given herself a difficult assignment; given time to grow, she may be able to solve it. . Clements is president of MD Publications, an independent publishing firm owned by Sackler, which will publish and distribute American Film.
(Time's Richard Schickel called it one of his boldest performances) Initially, Nicholson planned no interviews-his shooting schedule on "Two Jakes" (the "Chinatown" sequel) would have interfered. "Amelia" she said, was her toughest role because of the emotional level she had to maintain "I found myself going home depressed and drained I never went to work happy once I could never be happy; I always had to be upset" she said. My car is the the last to arrive, the air conditioner turned high, the radio on KZLA-FM I always get heartburn. Imboden is also planning a solo audiophile album to be produced by Bruce Botnik, and Wood is active scoring music for films and commercials. These are full of a cadaverous young man skulking about in a raincoat-he who only takes it off to smoke and avoid the gaze of his girlfriend. But unlike some jazz players, Reidling doesn't completely dismiss pop and rock music, possibly because his 15-year-old son, Jamie, the youngest of four children, is the drummer in a local punk-new wave band.
If, after a handsomely wrought first movement, their playing became less than immaculate, it still emerged caring and enthusiastic. "I checked it out" La Barbara said with a chuckle, "and it just happens to be her real name) "In 'Performance Piece' which is sort of a left brain-right brain exploration, a series of projected words will be seen raining down into a grid on the stage" Most intriguing, perhaps, is "Berliner Traeume" in which, according to La Barbara, "a series of historical photographs will be projected onto a fog pouring down from the ceiling" La Barbara played down this visual-aural blending as a sign of a specific new direction in her work. Its opening in New York earlier this fall also attracted protests on religious grounds. Top-liners John Rubinstein (Frank, Heather MacRae (Mary) and Chip Zien (Charley) as the three "old friends" are seasoned veterans, supported by a strong company, who do not disappoint.
Set in a tawdry speakeasy, the theater piece features gangsters and their sexy molls in slick, Roaring '20s-style costumes. Conrad Susa's score chimes the intention: to celebrate a smiling play, with due respect for its odd corners. March 12, 13, 14-Pierre Boulez, conductor; Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano; L. A Master Chorale. When she was asked to list her credits, she wrote down her first producing project, "Boxcar Bertha" and one of her latest projects She was rejected. "To build a company in a mature sense of the word, it takes many years" But he said that change is inevitable. I usually relate some anecdote to get them to laugh, to relax" said Gach. He says he can now earn in one hour of free-lance announcing what he earned in two days at KBIG.
In the best song from his uneven debut album, Sexton recites a litany of famous lovers from Antony and Cleopatra to Ken and Barbie, brashly branding it a "long list of losers" that he and his partner need not rate themselves against. But, they learned the other day to their displeasure, it isn't the first time for such an ambitious publicity stunt. At one point, he sings, "Communism is just a word / But if the government (here) turns over / It's the only word that's heard" Elsewhere, he adds, "Little sister making minimum wage / Living in a one-room jungle monkey cage / Can't get over, she's almost dead / She may not be in the black / But she's happy she ain't in the red" Does the new single mean he has caved in to the pressure? You might be able to make a good case for it-except "America" was written before the Washington wives went on the offensive. PBS President Bruce Christensen noted the conflict that commercials represent at Monday's opening session when he cited "the desire to preserve the basic, noncommercial nature of public television versus the economic realities of our time" About the only fact seemingly accepted by the approximately 400 public television station representatives is that enhanced underwriting has been legal since the Federal Communications Commission relaxed its guidelines in 1984. Taking these observations into account, she formed an idea for an artwork that would have its own presence while serving as an effective counterpoint to its dynamic environment. This forced diaspora is the focus of "Broken Rainbow" an Oscar-nominated feature-length documentary being shown at the Los Feliz Theater in Los Angeles Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a. m through March 23. "Since NBC had first choice on this doubleheader day, with no sellout of the Raiders game (which would have been TVd, Channel 4 had the option of either an a. m or p. m.
The mood changes in a gallery of drawings, worked in black-and-white media on wood veneers. The menudo and the tamales are Texas-style, and every table has, alongside the oregano shaker, a bottle of Louisiana-style hot sauce rather than a Mexican brand There are no corn chips and salsa lying around. It was with some trepidation that I began watching "Robert Kennedy and His Times" not wanting to re-experience the loss. Bonus clue: Having grown accustomed to her f ace, 'enry 'iggins gave five Sounds like 44.
Cain, Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, Horace McCoy, Elliot Paul, John Fante, Clifford Odets, W R. It was Ponnelle who gave Salzburg a "Zauberfloete" of virtually unparalleled wit and charm, a "Zauberfloete" in which the magic was rooted in human whimsy and the mysticism was stripped of pomp and murk. For the last 15 months, he has done nothing but wander the world. NEW SERIES: "All Is Forgiven" a comedy series that NBC ordered about a year ago, finally will make it to the air March 20. McNabb is one of the most imaginative composers in the computer music field. Obviously word hadn't gotten out that the hotel was a Duran hideaway. It was after the preview for 'Revenge of the Nerds-and that was a good one! She just said, 'I'm not going.
"Explorers" pleasant as it is, is perhaps best left to youngsters because until its dreamlike finale, it offers little to engage grown-ups. Cassette player at his side, he plays carefully selected background music. Lots of stars agreed to appear in the issue But there were three biggies who wouldn't, said Watters Like. Repertory for the seven-performance run, which also includes works by ballet masters-in-chief Jerome Robbins and Peter Martins, was announced Friday at a press conference at the Center Tower in Costa Mesa: Oct. With Leon Isaac Kennedy, Nicholas Campbell, Janine Turner, John Mengatti, Wendy Barry, Michael Ansara, Stoney Jackson, Jeff Moldovan, Sonny Anthony, Dino Henderson, Katie Lauren, Fat Boys, Smokey Robinson, Kurtis Blow, K. C, Denny Terrio Running time: 1 hour, 21 minutes. Much doubling is required (very effective in a dream play) and the supporting cast keeps each face distinct-Anni Long, for instance, as the ever-smiling lady in charge of possibly nefarious things at the Hands Across the Sea Relief Agency, and as a number of mental health professionals.