Revisionist history
* Norman Lebrecht marks the Herbert von Karajan centennial. Read with protective glasses; acid may splash:
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/norman-lebrecht-the-clappedout-legacy-of-karajan-that-impoverished-classical-music-805141.html
* Luciano Pavarotti lip-synced his final performance, The Guardian reports:
http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/story/0,,2271470,00.html
* Justin Davidson concisely but comprehensively disses the Franco Zeffirelli legacy at the Metropolitan Opera:
http://www.therestisnoise.com/
* Jeremy Denk discusses Stravinsky's, uh, self-esteem:
http://jeremydenk.net/blog/