“Opera North has cancelled community opera Beached, which featured a gay character and 400 school children in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. It said claims it was homophobic were ‘unacceptable’ and that it could not proceed because a school pulled out over concerns about the language.”
Tag: 07.05.11
Musicians Leaving The Detroit Symphony
“In the first six months of this year, six musicians have resigned, and two more have retired. Musicians who left, as well as others who remain, cite a pervasive lack of trust in management, uneasiness about the debt-ridden orchestra’s future and anger at music director Leonard Slatkin for what is perceived as his sympathy with management during the strike.”