Layoffs and Job Reductions
Anna Netrebko sang a recital live from Vienna as the opera company and its unions remain in a standoff. Source
The company’s orchestra offered prestige and job security. But the pandemic has upended hundreds of lives. Source
Many artists have not been paid since March at the company, which hopes to return on New Year’s Eve after its longest interruption in over a century. Source
With the company’s September opening in jeopardy, it will put 41 staff members on indefinite furlough and cut 11 others to part-time hours. Source
The company’s orchestra and chorus will not be paid past March. The move is another stark sign that even the richest cultural institutions face a profound threat from the outbreak. Source
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