Delfs In Honolulu

Yesterday’s article announcing that conductor Andreas Delfs will be assuming the position of principal conductor at the Honolulu Symphony serves as another example for a growing trend…

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Only Nixon Could Go To China

The Partial Observer published an article of mine today which examines some of the dynamic components to the Metropolitan Opera’s highly successful telecast program. For example, did any opera company besides the Met have enough clout to succeed at creating sufficient demand for telecasts? It makes me wonder if we’ll be sitting around thirty years from now saying Only The Met Could Bring Opera To The People…

Executive Profiles Part 2

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Today’s installment will begin by examining the final executive profile: Builders… Builders Among all of the executive profiles, Builders maintain the most intensity, drive, and vision. At the same time, they also share the greatest number of specific administrative characteristics with the other two profiles. The result is that many Builders will make good use of their individual skill set to help achieve their vision. Moreover, vision are what drive Builders. …

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