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Reiner Torheit
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« on: 17:36:16, 11-11-2007 »
Industrial action over pay and conditions has resulted in a strike at La Scala.  So far a performance of the Verdi Requiem has been cancelled, but further performances may be affected:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7087697.stm

Meantime in Paris it's still unclear if employees at the Paris Opera will join the National Strikes planned for next week against the policies of M Sarkozy.   (Hmmm, I suppose I mostly support such a strike, but I bet I will not get a refund on my ticket for next week Sad )
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Ron Dough
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« Reply #1 on: 18:10:14, 11-11-2007 »
And what with the Broadway stage crews and the Hollywood writers out as well, it's all rather an entertainment autumn of discontent, isn't it?
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« Reply #2 on: 18:15:58, 11-11-2007 »
Quote from: Ron Dough on 18:10:14, 11-11-2007
And what with the Broadway stage crews and the Hollywood writers out as well, it's all rather an entertainment autumn of discontent, isn't it?

I wish all the British and Australian soap writers would go on strike, the beeb would have to show Proms recordings as fillers  Cheesy
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« Reply #3 on: 22:39:16, 11-11-2007 »
Quote from: Reiner Torheit on 17:36:16, 11-11-2007
(Hmmm, I suppose I mostly support such a strike, but I bet I will not get a refund on my ticket for next week Sad )
My friend and I had tickets for a performance of Attila at the Rome Opera a couple of years ago, which was cancelled due to a strike.  We did get a refund in cash from the box office, but were unable to recover the tax we had paid on the original transaction.
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