#26
Posted: 9/23/14 at 2:25pm
Damn. $100k. That's a sweet gig. I once sang with the San Diego Opera. I got free bagels.
Met Opera Chorus anyone? — Page 2
#27
Posted: 9/23/14 at 2:28pm
I googled ‘met opera chorus’ and this thread turned up in the top ten results. That was the first time I ever visited BWW.
Why, so it does...
Why, so it does...
#28
Posted: 9/23/14 at 2:30pm
Actually, a ton of things from this board show up early in Google searches. Something to perhaps keep in mind...
#29
Posted: 9/23/14 at 2:53pm
Count me in as another who found BWW through a Google search. It was about set designs, which brought me to the spectacular thread about favorite set designs. I have often come to threads since through other google searches, especially on rare musicals.
And I hate it when people on here say "use the search function." It's so bad it's impossible to find anything.
And I hate it when people on here say "use the search function." It's so bad it's impossible to find anything.
Keeping BroadwayWorld Illustrated
#30
Posted: 9/23/14 at 7:42pm
“And I hate it when people on here say "use the search function." It's so bad it's impossible to find anything.”
Yes, well, very often attempting to use the search on a website is a futile endeavour. Providing a decent search function just doesn’t seem to be a priority for those running websites. But that is no problem at all, since Google always performs better. To find something on BWW, just add ‘site:broadwayworld.com’ to your search string.
Yes, well, very often attempting to use the search on a website is a futile endeavour. Providing a decent search function just doesn’t seem to be a priority for those running websites. But that is no problem at all, since Google always performs better. To find something on BWW, just add ‘site:broadwayworld.com’ to your search string.
#31
Posted: 9/23/14 at 8:05pm
Well, looka that. Ya learn somethin' every day...
#32
Posted: 9/23/14 at 8:39pm
“Damn. $100k. That's a sweet gig. I once sang with the San Diego Opera. I got free bagels.”
$100k and upwards, even with the latest cuts. The workload during the season determines the exact salary. As far as I know, no other opera house in the world comes even close to paying the members of their choruses this well.
$100k and upwards, even with the latest cuts. The workload during the season determines the exact salary. As far as I know, no other opera house in the world comes even close to paying the members of their choruses this well.
#33
Posted: 9/23/14 at 9:13pm
No other opera company in the world ASKS as much of their chorus. The Met is one of the few full-time rep houses left, with a more-or-less standard schedule of eight performances a week. As contrast, San Francisco Opera, maybe the 2nd or 3rd largest company in the US, does an average or three to four performances a week. VERY few companies do that anymore. The Met is certainly the only one in America, and I can think of only two or three that come close in Europe off the top of my head. So that $100k is well-earned cash.
#34
Posted: 9/23/14 at 10:14pm
The 100k+ is simultaneously well-earned/deserved and a charitable donation from rich patrons. The Met Chorus is on the short list of being among the best on the planet but ticket sales/market demand come nowhere close to supporting such salaries so donations and sponsorships cover most of it. The just averted threatened lockout/strike was of course based on this very issue.
#35
Posted: 9/23/14 at 10:20pm
They are well paid, but 100K in NYC is firmly middle class. It's not an incredible amount of money here. They are always glorious when I have seen them, such talent.
#36
Posted: 9/23/14 at 11:10pm
I've had a friend in each of the Met Opera Chorus and (before it went under) the NYC Opera Chorus. Both took sizable pay cuts when they were promoted to principal roles.
But I don't believe either ever regretted the promotion.
But I don't believe either ever regretted the promotion.
#37
Posted: 9/23/14 at 11:14pm
FYI....they make a lot more than 100k a year, even after the new contracts. On top of that, and Frogs will correct me, but they get a minimum of 2 months of the year off. (Where many seek to teach.)
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