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The Financial Crisis and the Arts
The woes of Wall Street have affected the banking sector, the auto industry, and now their starting to influence the arts. The financial pinch led to a leadership shakeup at New York City Opera. We talk with George Steel, who was yesterday named City Opera's next general manager and artistic director. Later, we find out how the economic crunch is affecting orchestras and individual musicians. Also: Scottish indie band Frightened Rabbit join us to perform music from their recently-released acclaimed album “The Midnight Organ Fight” live in our studio.
Familiar Face To Lead City Opera
New York City Opera has announced its next general manager and artistic director: George Steel of the Dallas Opera. He replaces Gerard Mortier, who left citing budgetary issues. Steel, the former head of the Miller Theater at Columbia University, joins us to talk about his new role at City Opera. Then, James Jorden, editor of the opera blog Parterre.com, discusses the road ahead for an opera institution.
Music and the Economy
The global financial crisis is beginning to take its toll on the music sector, from the orchestra field, which has seen similar belt-tightening, right down to individual musicians, who are taking up second jobs. We speak with Drew McManus, orchestra consultant and blogger at Adaptistration, and Los Angeles Times contributor Blair Tindall, author of “Mozart in the Jungle.”
Soundcheck blog: John Schaefer on the economic crisis and the arts world
Drew McManus's Blog
Blair Tindal's LA Times article on musicians and the economy
More about Blair Tindall
Frightened Rabbit
Thirty years ago, Bob Dylan set the standard for breakup albums with his “Blood on the Tracks.” Last year, Kanye West topped the charts with his weeper “808s and Heartbreak.” Now comes the band Frightened Rabbit, straight outta Scotland...and straight outta’ a relationship, apparently. They join us to talk about the album “The Midnight Organ Fight” and to perform live in the studio.
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