New York City Opera announces musician lockout

[no_hypocrisy]

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Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians represents the orchestra. Both unions have been without a contract since the spring.

Gail Kruvand, chairwoman of the orchestra union's negotiating committee and its assistant principal bass player, said union members "made a good-faith effort to say that, yes, we are willing to sacrifice for the sake of ensuring that the grand tradition of the City Opera lives on."

But she said the company's rejection of union proposals could be "the death knell for one of New York's cultural treasures."

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http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8495765

Trivia: Do you know the new name of the building housing The City Opera? It's the David H. Koch Theatre (changed from The New York State Theatre). Yes, THAT Koch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Opera
Think his benevolence has any bearing on negotations with union members?

[Morning Dew]

1. That's a pretty great article. Thanks for posting it.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. If I learn that the Local will be picketing, I'm near NYC.

I may go join them as I'm unemployed and have some free time.

Please help me make a list of signs I can make. So far I have:

Things DON'T go better with Koch!

Keep your Brawny hands off my Opera, Mr. Koch!

Occupy City Opera!

[Morning Dew]

3. Those are good.

I can't believe they think the union members should take a 90% pay cut. That's just outrageous.

[Dorian Gray]

4. City Opera

has had a lot of financial troubles over the last decade and it's been in danger of shutting down completely for a bunch of years. I haven't read the article yet, but I will as I'm really curious about this. I am afraid that the Opera will have to shut down completely, leaving the only thriving Opera company (the Met) right next door to them. I like City Opera because they do some interesting renditions of traditional operas and throw in some new stuff. The Met is fantastic, but it's really traditional. There are other places to go in NYC, but they are small and less well known.

It would be a shame if City Opera had to close it's doors.

Now on to read about this.....