Metropolitan Opera in search of money laid two panels of Marc Chagall
 

Leading U.S. Opera Metropolitan Opera, located in New York, laid the two giant panels of Marc Chagall, which adorn the foyer of the building, in exchange for providing money loan.
According to general manager Peter Gelb Theater (Peter Gelb), consisting of a donation fund to help operate the Metropolitan Opera, in the global financial crisis has fallen sharply because of falling share prices. Also significantly reduced the number of donations themselves.
The representative of the Metropolitan Opera, Peter Clark (Peter Clark) said Monday that the theater used two panels measuring 9 by 11 meters to get a "long-term loan. He did not specify in what is the amount lenders appreciate works of art, the artist called "The Triumph of Music" and "Sources of Music".
Earlier, Metropolitan Opera canceled four performances scheduled for the season 2009-2010, and reduced the salary senior management staff by 10%to meet the annual budget of some $ 291 million dollars.

Now, I think, have enough in the budget.

I think that do not have enough. They can not save on fees stars. They have a multi-year contracts.

I think in times of crisis, and the stars would descend from his firmament:) .. culture should not suffer from their fees ... everything is interrelated: no culture - no demand for the stars, etc. ..
can only wish good luck Metropolitan Opera

No stars for them to save will fail. All is planned until 1912. On the penalties for breach of contract will spend considerably more. Likely apprentices that "an LED glowing" ie helping to build sets will no longer pay $ 1000 per day. But here, not sure. Trade union scene could not agree more.
So it will be difficult to meet this money. After all, last season they did not meet the 300 million

If so, then they have nothing to fear )))))))))

Who? Opera singers, musicians?
  In Hvorostovsky such a contract until 1913, with Anna Netrebko until 1912.
With the conductor, too, long-term contracts. But otherwise not be in this form of art. They are all painted. This is not a stage. Performance is preparing for several months ...

  Marina56, we have in the twenty-first century.

Wow! Slow! Forever! Sorry. Of course, 2012-2013.
What, dear today millennium yard? ...