27 Feb 2007
Mortier to Take Over New York City Opera
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/27/AR2007022701550.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/27/AR2007022701550.html
By RONALD BLUM [AP, 27 February 2007]
NEW YORK -- Gerard Mortier will take over as general manager and artistic director of the New York City Opera, putting him in prime position to mount an avant-garde challenge to the Metropolitan Opera across Lincoln Center Plaza.