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January 5

music supervisor vs music consultant

Is it wrong to use these two terms interchangeable? Trade (talk) 04:17, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We have an article Music supervisor, but not one for Music consultant, which however does return results from websearching, for example, [1], so perhaps we should.

From these, broadly, a Music Supervisor advises on and/or controls the use of music (and perhaps more) in an Audiovisual project (such as a TV show, film, etc.), including the licencing and other legal aspects, while a Music Consultant advises musicians about how to proceed in and develop their careers. Others may have more informed insights.

So, not interchangeable terms, but there's no reason why the same person could not perform both roles. Hope this helps. {The poster formerly known as 897.81.230.195} 94.6.84.253 (talk) 06:49, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Somewhat generally, I'd say that the term "music supervisor" identifies a role within a project team, whereas "music consultant" identifies a profession. A music supervisor is more likely to be on the payroll of a film studio or game developer, while a music consultant is generally a self-employed professional who bills their clients, typically aspiring musicians, for services rendered.  --Lambiam 15:11, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Are there zarzuelas in Portuguese?

I've noted zarzuelas exist in at least one other language than Spanish (namely Catalan). In what other languages have zarzuelas been written in: Portuguese (Portugal or Brasil)? Galician? Valencian? Basque? Article Zarzuela only mentions Catalan (besides Spanish). 178.51.8.23 (talk) 13:50, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose you mean the opera genre, not the fish stew. I am less sure what you mean by zarzuelas existing "in a language". Do you mean zarzuelas whose libretto is written in that language?

The first sarsuala with Catalan text premiered in 1858. Catalan sarsuales had their heyday at the turn of the century, but then fizzled out, with Spanish becoming more popular.

However, the Philippine sarsuwela is alive and well, using a Tagalog text.  --Lambiam 15:40, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I had in mind the libretto for the fish stew. 178.51.8.23 (talk) 18:11, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here is one in Turkish.  --Lambiam 21:30, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Closure of Russian Playboy

Playboy#Former says Russian edition was closed in 2022, but for some reason I can't find any reliable source, neither in Russian nor in English, about the Russian closure. I was only able to find a marketplace source saying that the spring 2022 issue was the last one. PlayboyRussia.com doesn't work anymore and their Facebook page hasn't been updated since 13 March 2022, implying that's indeed the case. Could someone help with an RS about Russian closure? 212.180.235.46 (talk) 21:13, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The last cover captured by the Wayback Machine is that of the Winter 2021–2022 issue.^[2] (Curiously, here is another cover of the Winter 2021–2022 issue, with the same model and the same cover text.) But we know the Spring 2022 issue was still published, from the cover image at your marketplace source. I found nothing for Summer 2022.

This is all OR, but the statement appears to be correct.  --Lambiam 22:32, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]