2014 – Page 35 – Adaptistration

High Price Of Tickets Cited Among Greatest Barriers To Attendance

Thursday, May 1st, 2014 by Drew McManus

A big h/t to You’ve Cott Mail (YCM) for sending around an overview of the Culture Track 2014 report from LaPlaca Cohen, which studies the attitudes, motivators, and barriers of culturally active audiences. I’m still wading through the document but one item that should catch your attention in the YCM overview is high price as a primary barrier to attending live events. Long time readers are well aware that ticket prices …

Declassified

Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 by Drew McManus

It isn’t often that I get to talk about some of my more clandestine projects but today is a happy exception; in particular, this project covered the trio of days I was away earlier this month in New York City. And now that Opera America (OA) has announced their Building Opera Audiences Grants recipients, it is safe to mention that I had the honor of serving on the grant panel. Without …

More Rhetoric In The Met’s War Of Words

Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 by Drew McManus

The 04/28/2014 edition of Deutsche Welle published an article featuring an interview with Metropolitan Opera (Met) General Manager, Peter Gelb. The interview was conducted by Gero Schliess and although not terribly long, it turns up the fire on an already heated labor dispute. Gelb’s key talking points include: The need for permanent cuts isn’t due to executive mismanagement. The failure to meet revenue goals is due to a “cultural and social …

SDO’s Campbell Is Out But Not Gone

Monday, April 28th, 2014 by Drew McManus

The San Diego Opera (SDO) is one step closer to defusing the self-destruct mechanism triggered by its recently departed executive board members and General and Artistic Director and CEO Ian Campbell. In a 4/25/2014 press statement, the SDO announced that Campbell and Ann Spira Campbell, SDO Deputy General Director (and Ian Campbell’s ex-wife), have been placed on paid leave and that SDO Executive Director Keith Fisher has been moved into the …

How To Avoid Getting Caught With Your Pants Down In The Wake Of Neutered Net Neutrality Rules

Friday, April 25th, 2014 by Drew McManus

Big news yesterday on the Net Neutrality front and none of it is any good. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has plans to implement a new set of rules that will allow internet service providers (ISP) to begin charging for different tiers of service; which all but guarantees nonprofits will be doomed to having their content delivered to site visitors at slower speeds than a mainstream site that will be able …