26 Mar 2009

Orlando Opera faces the music: Shortfall could bring down the curtains

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-asec-economy-orlando-opera-032409,0,7488546.story

Elizabeth Maupin [Orlando Sentinel, 24 March 2009]

Desperate for cash, Orlando Opera may not be able to produce operas after the current season if a new $500,000 fundraising campaign fails.

The 51-year-old group, one of the oldest major arts organizations in Orlando, is reeling from a huge deficit that has forced it to deplete the organization’s once-healthy endowment.