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Reiner Torheit
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« on: 21:48:34, 24-04-2008 »
The Washington Post looks a little deeper into the financial model of opera on the big screen, against a background of expected record receipts for the Florez/Dessay FILLE DU REGIMENT this weekend:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/23/AR2008042303689.html

Meantime the Wall Street Journal reviews Peter Gelb's tenure at the Met, revealing that he is forecast to take their deficit from $4.5m two years ago to a forecast $10m this fiscal year....

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120900235577740399.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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« Reply #1 on: 23:52:37, 24-04-2008 »
Gelb is a longstanding Lebrecht bete noire, which leads me to believe he can't be without his virtues.  Wink
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