Comments on: Wednesday Morning Roundup http://artandseek.net/2009/12/02/wednesday-morning-roundup-51/ Arts, Culture, Music for North Texas Tue, 22 May 2012 05:21:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jerome Weeks http://artandseek.net/2009/12/02/wednesday-morning-roundup-51/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Jerome Weeks Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:17:59 +0000 http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/?p=12818#comment-510 I read that George Steel story with some interest because in <a href="http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2009/12/01/the-arts-in-crisis-a-conversation-with-michael-kaiser/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Monday's onstage chat with arts management expert Michael Kaiser</strong></a>, a question about New York City Opera came up -- as an example of a troubled company that had, in fact, completely halted its programming (a no-no, kaiser says, for an arts organization seeking to turnaround its finances). Turns out Kaiser was an adviser to NYCO, helped them arrive at their plan (their home venue was being extensively renovated) and predicted they would come back. Sooooo ... not all the credit goes to Steel. But I'm certain that's the way the public (and the NYC press) will see it. I read that George Steel story with some interest because in Monday’s onstage chat with arts management expert Michael Kaiser, a question about New York City Opera came up — as an example of a troubled company that had, in fact, completely halted its programming (a no-no, kaiser says, for an arts organization seeking to turnaround its finances). Turns out Kaiser was an adviser to NYCO, helped them arrive at their plan (their home venue was being extensively renovated) and predicted they would come back.

Sooooo … not all the credit goes to Steel. But I’m certain that’s the way the public (and the NYC press) will see it.

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