The Metropolitan Opera just announced that 22 positions from its administrative staff of 254 have been eliminated as part of a company-wide program of cost cutting. These staff reductions will reduce the Met’s administrative costs in line with its recent agreements with unions representing Met employees, which called for equivalent across-the-board cuts to both union and non-union payroll expenses. Job responsibilities of the employees whose positions have been eliminated will be redistributed among the remaining administrative staff.

In a related move, Diana Fortuna, currently Assistant General Manager for Finance, will assume the newly created role of Deputy General Manager, a position “that will give her increased financial oversight and further prioritize the company’s commitment to controlling operating expenses,” according to a press release from the Met.