Millennium Stage

An Uplifting Fourth of July

Michael Kaiser | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Leontyne Price, Glee, Millennium Stage, Anne Tomlinson, Independence Day, Kennedy Center Arts Management Fellow, Los Angeles Children?S Chorus, George Balanchine, Revelations, Arts, Rachel Fine, Kennedy Center, Alvin Ailey, Arts News
Michael Kaiser

While I had entered the Los Angeles Children's Chorus rehearsal feeling tired from a long season, put upon by budget cuts, I realized once again why I do this work, why all arts managers do their work.

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Free Performances vs. Complimentary Tickets

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arts Management, Arts, Millennium-Stage, Fundraising, Kennedy Center, Entertainment News
Michael Kaiser

I have often railed against the practice of giving complimentary performance tickets to lots of people who feel they deserve them. Too many arts orga...

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Why Ticket Prices Must Change

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arts Management, Arts, Millennium Stage, Opera, Ticket Prices, Kennedy Center, Style News
Michael Kaiser

It is not unusual to see tickets for major opera companies cost $250 or more. For two tickets to an opera you can now buy a computer and watch Leontyne Price and Joan Sutherland on YouTube for free!

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