Staff of the English National Opera have agreed on a new contract after threatening to strike. “The deal includes a 3% pay rise, backdated to August 2005, as well as a slight increase in employer’s pension contributions.”
Tag: 02.06.06
Amazon’s Online Music Store – Added Value?
Word is that Amazon is getting into the online music business. “Customers who buy a CD will receive a digital copy of the album or song, which they can transfer to a portable digital music player.”
Movie-Going – It’s The Online Critics Who Count
The internet is changing the way people make choices about what movies to see. “With the advent of the Internet, geography is history. Today, more than 90% of the target moviegoer demographic ages 13-34 go online to get their movie information.”
Wanted: A Music Director To Conduct Us In Chapter 7?
The Louisville Orchestra’s current crisis will put the organization in bankruptcy, says the orchestra’s board. But that isn’t stopping Louisville from looking for a new music director. “Though a Chapter 7 filing would put the orchestra out of business for an indefinite period, orchestra manager Scott Provancher said it’s still worth pursuing the music-director search in the meantime. The orchestra is seeking a successor to Uriel Segal; his contract was not renewed at the end of the 2003-04 season, with the board saying it wanted a music director with more of a community presence.”
In Louisville – A Musician’s Take On An Orchestra’s Labor Crisis
In frustration with her orchestra’s current labor impass, Louisville Orchestra musician Tamara Meinecke writes to the Courier-Journal: “I find it somewhat embarrassing and certainly distressing to have to defend the orchestra from its own board chairman…”
Behind The Scenes Of Oprah’s Frey Prosecution
Oprah’s takedown of James Frey last week on live television was a moment of high TV drama. Oprah was angry. And yet, there were questions about why she waited so long. “After the lights went down, Oprah said goodbye to Talese with a warm embrace. Publishers, who owe so much to Oprah, are hoping she’ll remember her show’s second credo: learn how to forgive.”