tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275213845416458684.post8404490749649025254..comments2023-03-29T12:29:03.592-05:00Comments on artandhockey: Howling and protestingartandhockeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248993416575199852noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275213845416458684.post-56909122469259547022011-07-09T19:38:18.047-05:002011-07-09T19:38:18.047-05:00A very BAD idea by Management to reduce the "...A very BAD idea by Management to reduce the "footprint" of NYCO, coupled with a move-out of the venerable Lincoln Center. It is time for the NYCO Board to take charge and raise the funds necessary to restore this 70-year old Opera Company to solid footing.<br /><br />While Terry Teachout (WSJ Culture Columnist) is partially correct that NYCO must redefine its MISSION in a way that makes sense to the public, he fails to take the next step in identifying the New York Metro audience "niche" which has sustained NYCO over the years. Perhaps, management and the Board have lost sight of who their audience WAS.<br /><br />The Mortier scandal is truly lamentable, but it most certainly does not follow that the 15 Million New York Metro market (the Financial Center of the World) cannot SUPPORT more than a single opera company.ICEVETnoreply@blogger.com