San Diego Opera closing

<p>Yes, I read that this morning. I was genuinely shocked, in the past they have always been able to stay within their budget. I guess “donor fatigue” has hit San Diego hard. They have not been effective in drawing in a younger upscale generous new crowd.
All that and even the Met is struggling mightily.
<a href=“The Met: what’s really wrong? « parterre box - "The most essential blog in opera!" – New York Times | Where opera is king and you, the readers, are queens.”>http://parterre.com/2014/03/18/the-met-whats-really-wrong/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;