Washington National Opera Scales Back Production
November 10, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
The Washington National Opera has postponed its performances of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, which were slated for the 2009-10 season, to save money, reports The Washington Post.
The move will save the organization up to $6-million. Plácido Domingo, the opera’s general director, said, “The dramatic changes in the nation’s economy have made all of us who are responsible for WNO’s welfare reluctantly come to the difficult decision to postpone the ‘Ring’ cycle until the financial climate becomes more positive.”
Still, the news is not all bad for Washington arts groups. A survey of six organizations reported that they do not plan to scale back programs for this season. They say that because the economic downturn occurred at the start of the season, most subscriptions have already been sold and most fund-raising pledges have already been paid off.
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