Catherine Kustanczy
@catekustanczy.bsky.social
Writer.
Manchmal auf Deutsch.
theoperaqueen.com
Manchmal auf Deutsch.
theoperaqueen.com
This is painfully, exhaustingly familiar.
"This...isn’t a one-off—it’s part of a longstanding pattern of legacy pubs with massive financial resources and reach taking what they can from smaller, often niche outlets and independent reporters, knowing the latter will be left with little recourse to push back." fansplaining.com/lessons-from...
Lessons From a Heated Media Rivalry
How we learned that the New York Times has a Fansplaining account.
fansplaining.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This is painfully, exhaustingly familiar.
Someone needs to do the concomitant classical music study.
y'all i'm working on this data collection project looking at dissertations & sometimes I get reminders that we are not all playing the same game (1999 edition)
October 1, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Someone needs to do the concomitant classical music study.
Nice to see arts writers actually being paid for their work. www.thestage.co.uk/news/scottis...
Scottish arts magazines saved from closure with journalists to be paid
Stay up to date with breaking UK theatre exclusives, casting updates, plus West End and regional UK show announcements from The Stage, the industry's trusted source.
www.thestage.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Nice to see arts writers actually being paid for their work. www.thestage.co.uk/news/scottis...
"The ability to work for little or nothing is itself another form of capital." 🎯 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I co-founded an orchestra 18 years ago. Since then, I’ve seen doors close for working-class musicians | Robert Ames
I have lost patience with the sector’s talk of diversity when it refuses to acknowledge those people who can’t afford to keep playing, says conductor and composer Robert Ames
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
"The ability to work for little or nothing is itself another form of capital." 🎯 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Genau. Diese vom Unternehmen selbst veröffentlichten Zahlen sind reine Übertreibung. backstageclassical.com/99-prozent-s...
Liebe Auslastungszahlen, - BackstageClassical
99 Prozent in München, mehr als 99 Prozent in Salzburg, Besucherrekorde überall: Die Klassik feiert ihre Auslastung. Aber was sagen volle Häuser eigentlich aus – außer, dass Intendanten gern mit Zahle...
backstageclassical.com
September 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Genau. Diese vom Unternehmen selbst veröffentlichten Zahlen sind reine Übertreibung. backstageclassical.com/99-prozent-s...
My remembrance of conductor Antonino Fogliani: www.theoperaqueen.com/2026/08/31/t...
Remembering Antonino Fogliani - The Opera Queen
A tribute to conductor Antonino Fogliani, including a special memory on his leading the revival of Verdi's I Masnadieri in Munich last summer.
www.theoperaqueen.com
September 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM
My remembrance of conductor Antonino Fogliani: www.theoperaqueen.com/2026/08/31/t...
So interesting (and timely)!
💔 Do you ever feel lonely – and have you ever thought of #loneliness as political? I’m super excited about this new publication with @mlewandowsky.bsky.social in @electoralstudies.bsky.social, in which we examine the relationship between loneliness and voting. 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
August 31, 2026 at 5:40 PM
So interesting (and timely)!
An excellent thread.
We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: https://gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario
(tag us so we can see your work 🙂)
(tag us so we can see your work 🙂)
August 30, 2026 at 6:46 PM
An excellent thread.
Reposted by Catherine Kustanczy
A good way to stop false equivalence normalization.
"You do not have to platform/debate obscene views that are also false . . . "
August 24, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A good way to stop false equivalence normalization.
"The commission will result in a suite of three new songs exploring the rich legacy of Ukrainian immigration to Canada and the stories, traditions, and artistic practices that have helped shape and continue to enrich Canada’s cultural landscape." 👏👏👏 canadianartsongproject.ca/casp-commiss...
CASP Commissions Songs by Larysa Kuzmenko – Canadian Art Song Project
canadianartsongproject.ca
August 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
"The commission will result in a suite of three new songs exploring the rich legacy of Ukrainian immigration to Canada and the stories, traditions, and artistic practices that have helped shape and continue to enrich Canada’s cultural landscape." 👏👏👏 canadianartsongproject.ca/casp-commiss...
"We love to consume pretty images, sometimes especially when the subjects themselves are not... " hyperallergic.com/walter-benja...
Walter Benjamin Warned Us About AI
The philosopher believed that good photography provokes cognition while dangerous photography soothes, as seen in a jewel box show at the Jewish Museum.
hyperallergic.com
August 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
"We love to consume pretty images, sometimes especially when the subjects themselves are not... " hyperallergic.com/walter-benja...
Wunderschön, ooof www.youtube.com/watch?v=wolO...
Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Alain Altinoglu
YouTube video by hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony
www.youtube.com
July 31, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Wunderschön, ooof www.youtube.com/watch?v=wolO...
Ein guter Satz, den jeder kennen sollte.
July 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Ein guter Satz, den jeder kennen sollte.
Ein totales shitshow backstageclassical.com/aerger-um-th...
Ärger um Thielemann-Professur am Mozarteum - BackstageClassical
Studierende beklagen schlechte Kommunikation und kritisieren, dass die Thielemann-Klasse nur Männer aufgenommen hat. Die Rektorin verteidigt das Vorgehen.
backstageclassical.com
July 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Ein totales shitshow backstageclassical.com/aerger-um-th...
Also very much extant in Canada.
July 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Also very much extant in Canada.
Ach, schade, dass ich das am Samstag verpasst habe. www.br-klassik.de/aktuell/cd-p...
CD-Präsentation in München: Musik von Frauen für den Klavierunterricht | BR-Klassik
Muss es immer Czerny sein? Die Klavierschule "She Composed" macht da ein paar Alternativvorschläge. Am Samstag wird sie im Schwere Reiter in München vorgestellt.
www.br-klassik.de
July 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Ach, schade, dass ich das am Samstag verpasst habe. www.br-klassik.de/aktuell/cd-p...
Heute Abend gibt es im Nationaltheater eine Gesangs-Gala in „Macbeth“ – mit Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman und dem stets hervorragenden Gerald Finley. Das Orchester unter der Leitung von Andrea Battistoni spielt mit großem Elan.
July 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Heute Abend gibt es im Nationaltheater eine Gesangs-Gala in „Macbeth“ – mit Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman und dem stets hervorragenden Gerald Finley. Das Orchester unter der Leitung von Andrea Battistoni spielt mit großem Elan.
„Der Besuch der alten Dame“ gestern am Gärtnerplatz. Hmmm. Sehr ausdrucksstarke szenische Gestaltung. Gute Chorarbeit. Und doch … hmmm. Ich bin mir bei der dualistischen Darstellung der „Dame“ sehr unsicher. Viel Stoff zum Nachdenken. 🤔
July 4, 2026 at 11:41 AM
„Der Besuch der alten Dame“ gestern am Gärtnerplatz. Hmmm. Sehr ausdrucksstarke szenische Gestaltung. Gute Chorarbeit. Und doch … hmmm. Ich bin mir bei der dualistischen Darstellung der „Dame“ sehr unsicher. Viel Stoff zum Nachdenken. 🤔
Bea decided to visit the salon with her mum. (cc @darth)
June 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Bea decided to visit the salon with her mum. (cc @darth)
"Wenn Sie jung sind, funktioniert vieles von selbst, obwohl Sie überhaupt keine Erfahrung haben. Wenn Sie alt werden und Erfahrungen haben, dann will Sie keiner mehr." van-magazin.de/mag/romely-p...
»Ich muss den Leuten Zuversicht geben.«
Vor 50 Jahren dirigierte Romely Pfund in Sankt Petersburg ihr erstes öffentliches Orchesterkonzert, mit Brahms’ Zweiter, Dvořáks Violinkonzert und einem Stück von Manfred Weiss – »in Leningrad, so hie...
van-magazin.de
June 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
"Wenn Sie jung sind, funktioniert vieles von selbst, obwohl Sie überhaupt keine Erfahrung haben. Wenn Sie alt werden und Erfahrungen haben, dann will Sie keiner mehr." van-magazin.de/mag/romely-p...
Lovely to see Stravinsky's L'Histoire du soldat get a mention here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=frXX...
Angine de Poitrine's Math Rhythms Explained
YouTube video by David Bruce Composer
www.youtube.com
June 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Lovely to see Stravinsky's L'Histoire du soldat get a mention here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=frXX...
Reposted by Catherine Kustanczy
Unbelievably sad that the glorious Felicity Lott has passed. There have been many great sopranos, but few had the radiant intelligence of this extraordinary musical legend.
May 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Unbelievably sad that the glorious Felicity Lott has passed. There have been many great sopranos, but few had the radiant intelligence of this extraordinary musical legend.
Russell Thomas is currently singing his first Werther with @canadianopera.bsky.social. My interview for La Scena Musicale magazine: myscena.org/catherine-ku... #opera
May 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Russell Thomas is currently singing his first Werther with @canadianopera.bsky.social. My interview for La Scena Musicale magazine: myscena.org/catherine-ku... #opera