We never see a headline about a breadline today
Remember those figures you read yesterday in the New York Times citing salaries of the heads of the Metropolitan Opera, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and New York City Opera? Well, not so much. In fact, Zarin Mehta‘s reported compensation was off by only 230%. [NYT]
9 – “that review is pointlessly snide, snobbish and mean-sprited”
Well, that marks a first for the British musical press.
“Not since Leigh Hunt excoriated Mrs. Billington for her excessive divisions has one seen comparable bitchery!”
Hurray, another fun game of kick-the-Brit.
To be fair, my sally was a meta-kick.
Sally meta-kick, the kick met Sally…
“Someone’s trying to make a name for himself.”
Writing opera reviews? In 2010? Is that really possible?
Amer-Buck up! You soon be dead!
If only the Met *would* kick Sally ( and Jonathan) far, far away! Back to cast the rest of Dorset Opera’s season, perhaps.
Well, 8, 9 and 11: they seem to have an outpost in the colonies. Snideness and pomposity must be a job qualification. See for example this:
http://www.opera-britannia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=272:la-traviata-the-metropolitan-opera-29th-march-2010&catid=8:opera-reviews&Itemid=16
Sorry, Sarah, but I think the Traviata review you posted was excellent! Wish the NYT would review like that.