Reuters - The video-sharing website YouTube will take classical music out of pricey concert halls and bring it to the masses by holding an online competition where the public chooses musicians to play at Carnegie Hall.
Reuters - Britney Spears starred in her own "Circus" on Tuesday, performing songs from her new album of that name under a big top in New York City, unveiling plans for a 2009 tour and celebrating her 27th birthday.
AP - Giulio Bertola, who directed the choir at Italy's famed La Scala theater in 1983-91, has died after a long illness, the opera house said Tuesday. He was 87.