Times critics reflect on how the Great Recession affected theater, music and the arts
When historians look back at Los Angeles cultural landscape in the years after the Great Recession they’ll find a strange mix of obstacles and successes. If the Great Recession inadvertently broadened the scope of contemporary drama, its effect on our local theaters has been less salubrious. Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty ImagesHow did the Great Recession happen? The Great Recession, which hit the middle class hard and rattled the rich, was instrumental in chilling that. Mark Swed, Classical Music CriticSuccess for classical music was forged by ambitionEsa-Pekka Salonen conducts a 2016 Los Angeles Philharmonic concert.
Source: Los Angeles Times November 02, 2018 13:01 UTC
