The season-opener at Detroit Opera – Puccini’s Golden Gil of the West – has been cancelled after the company disclosed substantial losses.
The Free Press reports: From fiscal year 2023 to 2024, contributions fell $1,889,226, primarily due to a $1,744,477 loss of government grants. Public donations from 2023 to 2024 also fell by $145,749. Program service revenues also dropped $1,260,381 from fiscal year 2023 to 2024 — a 45% decrease in admission and performance fees.
What remains of the season – ballet aside – is a double-bill of William Grant Still and Kurt Weill, Paul Ruders’ The Handmaid’s Tale and an adaptation of John Cage’s Apartment House 1776 by artistic director Yuval Sharon.
Not looking good.
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