An opera company in distress would be forgiven for over-dramatizing its plight in the hopes of finding a financial rescuer. But with barely a whimper, Opera Boston - the city’s second largest opera company - announced last week that it was closing its doors as if it were nothing more than the corner sub shop. It’s a tragedy that such a cultural institution could be dissolved with such lack of insight and so little transparency.
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Is there any information on whether season subscribers will get any money back? It's pretty harsh that the people who supported the organization with upfront funds are the ones hurt by the closing.
i'm shocked to read that the former bagman turned mayor of the supposed athens of america can actually read, but whats the loss of book stores, opera houses etc when we're gonna have a brand spanking new casino in the aruba of suffolk county, that being suffolk downs. ma
Is there any form of entertainment more boring than opera? Nothing immediately comes to mind. To call the closing "nothing short of a tragedy" is hyperbole in the extreme. I would hope that not a cent of taxpayers' money - other than voluntary contributions - will be used to rescue Opera Boston.
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Maybe baseball in September with both teams out of contention.