Nélida Nassar   10.25.2016 Carl Friedrich Zelter, a great early nineteenth century expert on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, called the Mass in B minor “the most grandiose musical work the worl…

Source: Boston Baroque Dazzles in Bach’s Mass in B Minor

Nélida Nassar   10.5.2016 Der Rosenkavalier (the Knight of the Rose), which is set in 18th century Vienna, is a comedy for music in three acts by Richard Strauss with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmann…

Source: A Triumphant “Der Rosenkavalier” at Symphony Hall

Nélida Nassar   07.12.2016 Christo’s orange gateways on Lake Iseo in Italy opened on June 18, and by the time they closed only sixteen days later they had attracted more than 1.2 million people to …

Source: Why Was Christo’s “Walking on Water” Such A Huge Success?

Venice’s Most Beautiful Hidden Gem, the Palazzo Contarini’s Spiral Staircase, Reopens

Source: Venice’s Most Beautiful Hidden Gem, the Palazzo Contarini’s Spiral Staircase, Reopens

Nélida Nassar   06.21.2016 Every year and for four days in Basel, Switzerland the global art market looks to this city on the Rhine. Its main sponsor being UBS, a creative pulse is combined with a …

Source: Migrations and Surveillance Inform Art Basel 2016

Nélida Nassar   05.27.2016 Rami El-Nimer began compiling art at a young age. His substantial collection reflects a multi-faceted identity, rooted in Palestine, and harks back to a time when borders…

Source: Philanthropist and Patron of the Arts Rami El-Nimer Opens His Foundation to the Public

Nélida Nassar   05.31.2016 Sustainability is one of the key societal issues of today, we need to find a way to really make it part of all of our daily life, and clearly talk about it in terms of wh…

Source: Beirut Design Week 2016: Entertainment and Craft Upstage Design and Sustainability

Nélida Nassar   5.20.2016 If there was any doubt that the festival programming and awards season was in full swing in Beirut – earlier today International Baalbeck Festival launched its 60th annual…

Source: Can the President Bechara el-Khoury Prize for Democratic Awareness Modify Lebanon’s Educational Landscape and Foster National Unity?

Nélida Nassar   05.31.2016 Art is one of the few things in the world that transcends different cultures, age gaps, genders, and class levels. Appreciation for the skill it takes to create a piece t…

Source: The Doors of Perceptions: An All-Women Drawings Show Defying Gender Stereotypes Etel Adnan, Huguette Caland and Laure Ghorayeb

Nélida Nassar   05.31.2016 Art is one of the few things in the world that transcends different cultures, age gaps, genders, and class levels. Appreciation for the skill it takes to create a piece t…

Source: The Doors of Perceptions: An All-Women Drawings Show Defying Gender Stereotypes Etel Adnaan, Huguette Caland and Laure Ghorayeb