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From the Wall Street Journal 's opera critic, a wide-ranging narrative history of how and why the New York City Opera went bankrupt--and what it means for the future of the arts In October 2013, the arts world was rocked by the news that the New York City Opera--"the people's opera"--had finally succumbed to financial hardship after 70 years in operation. The company had been a fixture on the national opera scene--as the populist antithesis of the grand Metropolitan Opera, a nurturing home for young American talent, and a place where new, lively ideas shook up a venerable art form. But NYCO's demise represented more than the loss of a cherished organization: it was a harbinger of massive upheaval in the performing arts--and a warning about how cultural institutions would need to change in order to survive. Drawing on extensive research and reporting, Heidi Waleson, one of the foremost American opera critics, recounts the history of this scrappy company and reveals how, from the beginning, it precariously balanced an ambitious artistic program on fragile financial supports. Waleson also looks forward and considers some better-managed, more visionary opera companies that have taken
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- Author
- New York City Opera.;Waleson, Heidi
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781627794985
- Category
- performing arts
- Subjects
- Music, Management, Arts
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (69 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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