Met Opera Says Saudi Partnership Has Fallen Through
The kingdom said economic damage from the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz disruptions made the opera funding no longer essential, Peter Gelb said.
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Nolte: Saudis Back Out of Metropolitan Opera’s $200 Million Blood-Money Bailout
The same leftist elites who enjoyed spasms of outrage for the better part of a year after the Saudi government was accused of murdering the Washington Post’s Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 now have zero problem accepting $200 million from those same Saudis when it means bailing out their precious Metropolitan Opera House. The post Nolte: Saudis Back Out of Metropolitan Opera’s $200 Million Blood-Money Bailout appeared first on Breitbart.
The New York Metropolitan Opera last year faced reductions in its credit rating due to the deficit in its operation.
Millions of deals in the region have now been cancelled, according to the New York Times.
How Much Is That Chagall in the Window: Metropolitan Opera Faces Funding Crisis After Saudi Deal Collapse
The Metropolitan Opera in New York is pursuing multiple funding options, including the sale of the iconic Marc Chagall paintings that have hung in its lobby for sixty years, following the collapse of a multimillion-dollar funding agreement with Saudi Arabia. Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager, told the New York Times that the Saudi government […]
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