WQXR opera host George Jellinek has died at age 90. Jellinek was on the air in New York for 36 years, and internationally he was often a guest on the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts as part of their intermission panel. The New York Times has a fascinating obituary posted today.
Metropolitan Opera
Bach to Byte in Seattle
Seattle held a technology-classical music summit recently and longtime Seattle music critic Melinda Bargreen wrote up a review that I think has general interest for other communities. It also adds to the thread we’ve been discussing. To keep it easier to read, I’m going to print it here in full text after the fold, not as a quote.