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High Price Of Tickets Cited Among Greatest Barriers To Attendance

Thu, May 5, 2014
by Drew McManus
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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
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Declassified

Wed, Apr 4, 2014
by Drew McManus
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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
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More Rhetoric In The Met’s War Of Words

Tue, Apr 4, 2014
by Drew McManus
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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
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SDO’s Campbell Is Out But Not Gone

Mon, Apr 4, 2014
by Drew McManus
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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
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How To Avoid Getting Caught With Your Pants Down In The Wake Of Neutered Net Neutrality Rules

Fri, Apr 4, 2014
by Drew McManus
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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
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