On November 17, 2024, our dear loved one, friend and colleague to so many, Cullan Bryant, suffered an ischemic stroke. The doctors have said he is stable at the moment, but he is being monitored and continually assessed in the neurological ICU.
He is cognitive and in the midst of this is still asking for coffee! He had his nurse riveted by stories last night about his artistic life.
In addition to being bed ridden, Cullan has partial paralysis of his right arm, which we are deeply hopeful will return with physical therapy and treatment.
The orchestra’s main suppporter, the Zell family, put in an extra fifty mill yesterday to ‘to secure long-term financial stability.’ They must be feeling pretty secure this morning around Symphony Center. Here’s the official announcement: […]
We have received late notification of the death in November of the sound engineer Michael Brammann, winner of two Grammy awards though not – as so often happens – necessarily for his best work, Michael, […]
John Savournin as Sante in Il segreto di Susanna at Opera Holland Park (Photo: Ali Wright) July on Planet Hugill: Acis, Galatea, Susanna and two Figaros Our e-newsletter is now out, featuring a lively digest […]