The famous Rome Opera is in trouble since years. In 2013 the Opera lost 10 million euro. Operating costs were €61m, whereas the income was €51m, of which only 16% came from ticket sales and private sponsors. The trade unions are willing - despite the acute situation of the opera – to withdraw from industrial action and not to disrupt the theatre’s programming for the first performance conducted by Riccardo Muti.
English: http://www.gramilano.com/2014/01/budget-disaster-rome-opera-strikes ...
Italian: http://roma.corriere.it/roma/notizie/arte_e_cultura/14_febbraio_25/teatro-dell-opera ...
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