New York City Opera, Kickstarter and the WTF Moment

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New York City Opera announced Monday that it will cancel the remainder of its season after Anna Nicole if it does not raise $7 million by September 30th (one million of which will be through an online Kickstarter campaign) AND will cancel their entire 2014-15 season if they do not raise an additional $13 million by… [Read More]

New York City Opera, Kickstarter and the WTF Moment

New York City Opera announced Monday that it will cancel the remainder of its season after Anna Nicole if it does not raise $7 million by September 30th (one million of which will be through an online Kickstarter campaign) AND will cancel their entire 2014-15 season if they do not raise an additional $13 million by… [Read More]

Discordant Fellatio: Powder Her Face (NYCO at BAM)

We saw the final performance of New York City Opera’s production of Powder Her Face at Brooklyn Academy of Music.  Powder Her Face follows the life of Margaret Campbell, the so-called Dirty Duchess of Argyll, her many affairs, divorce trial in 1963, and eventual lonely death.  Rich subject matter for an opera.  We had seen… [Read More]