| re: "It turns out that the American theater has no towering figure even attempting to lead it through this crisis, the way Andrew Lloyd Webber has in Britain. " | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 06:22 am EST 03/11/21 | |
| In reply to: re: "It turns out that the American theater has no towering figure even attempting to lead it through this crisis, the way Andrew Lloyd Webber has in Britain. " - Michael_Portantiere 11:45 pm EST 03/10/21 | |
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| I think we will learn a lot from UK theatre over the next few months. At this week's SOLT Forum we discussed the staggered reopening of London theatres, in various ways, starting Mat 17 and June 21, with projected full opening by September (always with the caveat that events on the ground may change this timetable). Good (and fair) deals around reopening have been in place with all of the West End unions for months (Theatre, Opera, and Ballet). Detailed protocols are in place for health and safety, created from government standards, not by Labor Unions Still without audiences, but the Berlin Philharmonic has been playing their full season at the Philharmonie, and streaming it world wide. I know many of my American colleagues will be astounded - but the orchestra members are still alive. The Vienna State Opera has streamed three productions live from their opera house - without audiences - and their orchestra and chorus and principals and stage hands and staff are all still alive. One of the vienna productions was a complex CARMEN by CAlixto Beito, new to Vienna, which had to be full rehearsed as well as performed. Not a problem Europe has protocols, and has had for many many months, which allow performers to perform live on stage - not 12 feet apart. And yet hysteria continues to abound in America. Why? |
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