Monster Mash: Breaking news and headlines

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-- Controversial concert?: Conductor Daniel Barenboim speaks out about performing in Egypt next week.

-- More bad news in Philly: Philadelphia Orchestra sees yet another round of cutbacks.

-- And in Washington: Lagging ticket sales force D.C. Philharmonic to postpone concerts until fall.

-- And in Utah: Utah Symphony and Utah Opera members take pay cuts to keep organizations afloat.

-- New work: Tony-winner John Caird signs on to write and direct a new musical, ‘Daddy Long Legs,’ at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre this fall.

-- Prepared for anything: Before he took on Simon Cowell, ‘American Idol’ contestant Adam Lambert took on Moses.

-- Good news for Italy: MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Arts, is nearing completion in Rome.

-- Raise your hand: Who was the ‘lonely booer’ sending jeers at director Achim Freyer on opening night of ‘Die Walkure’ at the Los Angeles Opera?

-- Lisa Fung