Other major New York arts organizations, which had canceled performances through early January, are weighing their next steps. The virus has already claimed at least two lives at the Met: Vincent J. Lionti, a violist, and Joel Revzen, an assistant conductor. The impact on arts organizations and artists, often in a precarious financial condition even before the pandemic hit, has been brutal. Now many hard-hit institutions that have had their activities put on hold or curtailed are taking extraordinary steps to survive. The San Francisco Opera agreed to a new deal that will cut its orchestra’s salary in half this season, gaining back some ground over the next two years.

Source: New York Times September 23, 2020 16:00 UTC