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(clickybd/flickr)Moving Props and Moving Audiences
The best music jobs aren't on stage. Stagehands at Carnegie Hall can pull in more than $500,000 a year. Today, we look at the lucrative job of moving props. Also: New York City Opera opens its season after an off-season of drastic cuts in an effort to bring the beleaguered company back to financial stability. Later: Esau Mwamwaya of the Malawian-British trio The Very Best. And: Soundcheck's picks of the week.
All Work and No Play - But High Pay
The stagehands that push the pianos onto the stage at Carnegie Hall make more than the musicians who play them. Bloomberg News recently revealed that the top stagehands there earn $500,000 a year. Reporter Philip Boroff tells us about this specialized corner of the music industry.
City Opera Launches a New Season
New York City Opera opens its 2009-10 season with a gala tonight after an off-season of drastic cost-cutting measures. General manager George Steel sought concessions from unions – including stagehands – as part of his efforts to bring the beleaguered company back to financial stability. We get a prognosis from Robin Pogrebin, New York Times culture reporter, and James Jorden, author of the opera blog Parterre Box.
Bloomberg News on Stagehand Salaries
Blog: John Schaefer on the return of City Opera
Picks of the Week
This week's picks include some icy sounds, an economic power trio and a multicultural bunch. Click here to read our full reviews.
The Very Best
The Very Best is the collaboration between Malawian-born, London-based singer Esau Mwamwaya and the British DJ duo Radioclit. The eclectic-sounding group was tapped to be this year’s buzz band at the CMJ Music Festival -- until travel issues scuttled Mwamwaya’s visit. Now, the group joins us to talk about a critically lauded second album, Warm Heart of Africa, which features guest appearances from rapper M.I.A. and Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend.
The Very Best on Myspace
Warm Heart of Africa on Amazon
WNYC Exclusive: Listen to The Very Best's show at Le Poisson Rouge
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