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Union says that Met 8/1 lockout is "virtually certain"

Author: GBK
Date: 2014-07-17 12:55

http://slippedisc.com/2014/07/worst-news-union-says-met-lockout-is-now-virtually-certain/

...GBK

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Re: Union says that Met 8/1 lockout is "virtually certain"

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-07-17 14:47

This is awful! What's happening? Is the city of New York running out of MONEY?

................Paul Aviles

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Re: Union says that Met 8/1 lockout is "virtually certain"

Author: DougR
Date: 2014-07-17 19:04

Thanks for the article, GBK. It's Minnesota all over again, just with vastly more money, and (fortunately) vastly more visibility. The article sets out management shortcomings and ineptitude very clearly (the general manager behind all this makes $1.8 million per year, and is widely regarded as a failure at his job, except by one of the key patrons on the Board of Directors, whose support evidently keeps him there); also, just from this short piece it's pretty clear that the old "there's no money" excuse won't wash.

I bookmarked the piece for future reference; it's very much worth reading because this is going to be an ugly, ugly fight.

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Re: Union says that Met 8/1 lockout is

Author: rtmyth
Date: 2014-07-18 02:20

The musicians voted in May to prepare for a possible strike at the end of July, when present contracts expire. Management is suggesting %10 to %15 cuts in pay.

richard smith

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Re: Union says that Met 8/1 lockout is "virtually certain"

Author: Bruno
Date: 2014-07-18 04:48

I live in New York. What is happening is that the new gen'l manager Peter Gelb is an idiot, and is responsible for a significant reduction in Met patrons, subscribers, and ticket-buyers. So much so that the Met is debating whether it can stay open.

He's too clever by half, staging 19th Century operas in 21st Century settings - all ugly. I went to the New Years' Eve gala to see Traviata. The staging was so terrible that people left early. The lead soprano showed us her thong and Gelb himself came out onto the apron at the end of the performance wearing a gray tee-shirt, jeans, and a jean jacket. I'm surprised he didn't display his tattoo.

The audience, celebrating New Years' Eve in the most glamorous city and venue in the USA, were dressed in our best - the men all in tuxes, the women in gowns and furs. Orchestra seats with post-performance dinner were 3 to $5,000. And after a grotesque production of Traviata, out comes the gen'l manager looking like the guys on Duck Decoy (or whatever).

Here's one family who won't be renewing as long as "Mister Iconoclast" is staging the productions.
Rudolph Bing must be spinning in his grave.

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