Is the fat lady singing for the opera?

  • 1999-02-04
  • Philip Birzulis
RIGA - Budget time means a no-holds-barred battle between myriad competing causes for scarce government money. However, the fate of one very high profile establishment may really be decided by this year's bean counters.After a rough patch in the early '90s, the Latvian National Opera has had foreign critics singing their praises over the past few years. However, its director recently warned that financial troubles may bring down the curtain."I want to remind the government that it is showing insufficient interest in the development of the opera. This is a serious and grave situation that ma...
 
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