16 Dec 2005

Met Opera Slashing Budget

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Old_Met_small.jpgBy RONALD BLUM [Associated Press, 15 December 2005]

NEW YORK (AP) -- The latest tune at the Metropolitan Opera is the box-office blues.

Because of a slump in ticket sales, Met general manager Joseph Volpe wants to cut operating expenses for the company's current fiscal year by 5 percent.