San Francisco Opera has an almost $8 million deficit. But the company doesn’t seem particularly worried. Rather than sit back and play it safe, Pamela Rosenberg, the company’s general director, has ambitious plans. “We are not going to get through this economic downturn and come out the other end by replacing quality with mediocrity,” Ms. Rosenberg, who has set the company on course to becoming America’s most adventurous opera house, said in a recent telephone interview.”
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BUILDING A DANCE COMPANY
“Over the last 15 years, fed by the elegant choreography of its artistic director José Mateo’s Ballet Theater has cultivated a distinctive ballet style, a critically acclaimed repertory of original work, a school and 20-member company. With performances of this season’s Nutcracker, which ended on Sunday, the troupe has opened this erudite Cambridge’s first home for professional ballet.” The New York Times 01/01/02