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New York City Opera
book excerpt
Oct. 2, 2018
How Hiring a Superstar Wrecked New York City Opera The board thought Gerard Mortier would save the company. Instead, its promises to him doomed it.
By Heidi Waleson
exit interviews
Oct. 2, 2013
George Steel on Trying to Save City Opera: ‘It Almost Worked’ “I discovered that the company was in much worse shape than I had understood.”
By Justin Davidson
sad things
Sept. 29, 2013
New York City Opera’s Fund-Raising Drive Is Not Going Well It has less than a quarter of the $7 million it needs by tomorrow.
By Adam Martin
classical music review
Sept. 18, 2013
Davidson: Anna Nicole the Opera Is a Big Bust “The American idioms appear to have sprung from a phrase book edited on another planet.”
By Justin Davidson
up for auction
May 20, 2010
The Toledos’ Opera Vision: Menacing Spike-Toed Heels and a Horned Bra The sexiest opera ensemble around features thigh-high fishnets, a Viking helmet, and hot-pink fur.
By Lauren Murrow
Davidson on New York City Opera’s Pivotal, Newly Announced Season This short-order season is a taut demonstration of what’s made this company so indispensable.
By Justin Davidson
George Steel Already Here, General Managing at City Opera Steel’s official start date may be February 1, but he’s not wasting any time in Dallas.
By Erica Orden
Exclusive: George Steel to Be Named General Manager of New York City Opera The announcement could come as early as this evening, two sources with insider knowledge of the situation told Vulture today.
By Erica Orden
Has New York City Opera Found Its New Director? A former executive director of NYCO says the embattled company will appoint George Steel, the former director of Columbia University’s Miller Theater, to the position.
By Erica Orden
Is New York City Opera Headed for Bankruptcy? A former high-ranking staff member says declaring bankruptcy is ‘a real possibility and perhaps a good option.’
By Erica Orden
Breaking: Mortier Backs Out of City Opera The controversy-loving impresario, who was to have taken over next September, has backed out, leaving the company’s future in a haze and its planning in disarray.
By Justin Davidson
Philip Glass to Score Least Magical Disney Musical Ever The composer has been tapped to score an opera based on a book that portrays Walt Disney as a racist.
By Matthew Perpetua
