Drew McManus
Examining The LA Opera’s Pilot Program To Put Opera Into Popular Media Culture Part 2
Tue, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
Over the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons, the Los Angeles (LA) Opera implemented a program to promote opera to the general public by placing opera and opera-related stories and images in popular television, film, and other entertainment media. The program came about thanks to an Opera America’s Building Opera Audiences grant. Part 1 in this series
Examining The LA Opera’s Pilot Program To Put Opera Into Popular Media Culture Part 1
Mon, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
In 2014, I served as an adjudicator for an Opera America grant panel. One of the grant recipients was the Los Angeles (LA) Opera, which used the funding to initiate a pilot program to put opera into popular media culture. At the time, it was an ambitious and intriguing program. Here’s how the organization described
An Orchestra Stakeholder’s Guide To New Year’s Resolutions
Wed, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
It’s that time of year and even though we’re eyeball deep in the age of anxiety, one odd byproduct is it makes the whole resolution thing that much more straightforward. To that end, one simple thing all stakeholders can resolve is making a conscious effort to be more empathetic to one another. Now, let’s look
Do You Want More Earned Income Revenue In 2020? Then Here’s What You Should Expect From Your Ticketing Providers
Tue, Dec 12, 2019
by Drew McManus
Regular readers have heard me complain over the years about artificial limitations ticketing and customer relationship management (CRM) platforms place on earned income potential. One of the more popular posts on the topic was from 2015 where we examined how limitations in ticketing functionality were synthetically influencing discussions on earned income strategy. To Subscribe, Or
Talking About 2019 With Rachel Katz From A Tempo