For September’s production of “Carmen,” the opera hired the musicians directly through their union at the rates called for in the musicians’ old agreement with the orchestra.
But in news release Sunday, opera officials said that arrangement was too expensive and cannot be repeated for “Figaro.”
Opera officials have said it cost $91,895 to hire the musicians for “Carmen,” when it would have cost $58,340 under the opera’s normal arrangement with the orchestra.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Three Keyboards = 35 Piece Orchestra
More union doings... this time in Kentucky. The interesting part of the article to me is this:
