Performing Arts

performing arts Nov. 10, 2021

Who Will Give Peter Gelb $2 Billion to Guarantee the Met Opera’s Future?All of Gelb’s big problems running the opera house only got bigger during the pandemic.

By Shawn McCreesh

performing arts June 19, 2020

The Precarious Future of High Culture in New YorkThe pandemic silenced the city’s symphony halls and grand opera houses. But will the (eventual) restart bring with it a reckoning?

By Justin Davidson

coronavirus Mar. 12, 2020

Arts Organizations Are Heading Into Crisis. A Few Things Might Mitigate It.Performers and staff, already living close to the edge, have little margin for a long layoff.

By Justin Davidson

coronavirus Mar. 11, 2020

Close the Theaters. Close the Opera. Close the Concert Halls. Now.Yes, it will be brutal to the performing-arts economy. It’s also necessary.

By Justin Davidson

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