For over a month, there have been no big headlines about the Metropolitan Opera in news. Sure, there are cast changes and the likes, but that’s kind of business as usual per the Met. And it creates a sense of progress toward the opening of the new season. But this apparent progress or achievement, which during the summer was routinely {…}
President Adam Krauthamer has sent a letter to Local 802 members condemning Lincoln Center’s Restart Stages. Krauthamer, who has been outspoken about the Metropolitan Opera’s lockout is now taking aim at Lincoln Center due to the lack of contracts with unions.” In the letter, Krauthamer said, “Most of you know that Lincoln Center is producing a series called Restart Stages, {…}
After writing my initial article at the beginning of January 2021 regarding the conflict at the Met, I found that a lot of readers had little understanding of what was actually going on. How come the Met workers have been deprived of their sources of livelihood for months, and then, why didn’t they want to accept General Manager Peter Gelb’s {…}