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In Reply to: RE: Too much coffee, Josh? posted by josh358 on May 22, 2020 at 21:32:00
I agree despite my post Give Gabriel a shot....I am sure he is on the side of music....The one caveat is that larger orchestra's will adopt in this savage environment with less cause. ANOTHER fear is this system will lead to less donor support...I AM HEARING TERRIBLE VIBES IN NYC about musics future...110 piece orchestra may be a thing of the past.
LASTLY, BABe RUTH got the Span flu twice In 1918 and 1919 teams played but half their games But I cannot imagine the MET OPERA or NYPO playing at all. WILL anyone show up at a concert hall in my age category 65+ ?
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I sincerely hope that doesn't happen -- but imagine that if it does, it will be a matter of dire necessity.
All arts organizations are severely challenged now, and while I doubt that the Met or the Philharmonic will disappear, some less favored ensembles may suffer the fate of the New York City Opera.
I think the most important thing here is to keep what we can alive.
Despair for me. I love musicians and OPERA...It would be hard to find a reason to live in NYC
DO you know MET and CH functioned in the 1918-19 pandemic and even Broadway Professional baseball lost 6 players in 2 years to the flu. I am bewildered.
I seem to remember you saying something about going into the City years ago. :-)
I didn't know that. I do know that some cities closed down then, and some didn't, and the ones that did ended up with a lower death rate. Part of the problem is that, apparently, the government suppressed news of the epidemic because they were afraid it would interfere with the war effort.
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