Posted March 17, 2014
Posted March 17, 2014
Forwarded to the Blog by Joan Lam: Live cinema screenings are saving the New York Metropolitan Opera, but does the big screen mean that good looks matter more than the singing?
General Director Peter Gelb controls a budget of more than $300 million (£180 million), He needs to fill a house of almost 4,000 seats 300 nights a year and keep the public streaming Saturday matinees live to a global audience of 200,000 in cinemas. No small task, read how he tackles this massive job.
Here is a link to the interview (you may need to cut and paste to your browser):