Description:Opera houses everywhere are faced with cultural, management, financial and governance issues. The cultural stakes are high. Are opera houses becoming museums or institutions whose mission is to preserve rather than create? Up to what point are they creative? Why do they deserve so much public and private funding? Most operas were composed over a century ago, when labour was cheap. Today, production costs are so high that just one-half to a quarter of the costs are paid for by those who attend the performances.In this unique study, Philippe Agid and Jean-Claude Tarondeau explore the increasing problems opera houses and companies face in managing an established and historic art form in a modern business environment. By making international comparisons, the authors find that the solutions are related to historic, local and global factors.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Management of Opera: An International Comparative Study. To get started finding The Management of Opera: An International Comparative Study, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Management of Opera: An International Comparative Study
Description: Opera houses everywhere are faced with cultural, management, financial and governance issues. The cultural stakes are high. Are opera houses becoming museums or institutions whose mission is to preserve rather than create? Up to what point are they creative? Why do they deserve so much public and private funding? Most operas were composed over a century ago, when labour was cheap. Today, production costs are so high that just one-half to a quarter of the costs are paid for by those who attend the performances.In this unique study, Philippe Agid and Jean-Claude Tarondeau explore the increasing problems opera houses and companies face in managing an established and historic art form in a modern business environment. By making international comparisons, the authors find that the solutions are related to historic, local and global factors.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Management of Opera: An International Comparative Study. To get started finding The Management of Opera: An International Comparative Study, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.