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Ché Café digs in its heels, lawyers up
Mr. Leighton, I was there. Where do you get your information?— August 28, 2014 10:06 a.m.
What? Drugs and nudity at a rock concert?
I wonder if a bust for drugs and nudity could be arranged for The San Diego Opera?— August 23, 2014 1:41 p.m.
Ian Campbell blasted in opera magazine
Opera follows the drama of it's day, sometimes setting popular plays to music. The dramatic conventions of one hundred years ago seem sillier than those of today, because we haven't been trained in those conventions, not because our own conventions aren't likely to seem silly one hundred years from now. Sometimes the librettist finds a truly timeless drama, that then is turned back into a movie or play. La Traviata, for example.— August 19, 2014 2 p.m.
Ian Campbell blasted in opera magazine
Ignorance drives the action in Drama, so the main characters, however wise they seem, foolishly press forward into the central predicament. If they knew what they were getting into, they would avoid the final tragedy, or feel no stress in a comedy. Opera sometimes has weakness as drama, it's really about singing, but very often the favorite songs are about frustrated passion, and poor life choices. Luckily today we have psychiatric drugs, so no one has to feel the sort of passion that makes people jump from high places, etc. etc., in the name of love.— August 18, 2014 9:08 p.m.
Ian Campbell blasted in opera magazine
The someone who donates six figures to the Opera, will attend if you put on a good one, even if she has to wear the cheaters, and if you introduce the tenor at a party, she'll bat her eyelashes. Opera, every good one at least, is about idiots, and love.— August 17, 2014 5:03 p.m.
Proposed La Jolla music venue challenged in suit
I don't get it, how can someone losing 10K monthly sue for lost profits. Only in La Jolla.— August 17, 2014 4:50 p.m.
Obama denounces companies for off-shore inversion
A good law, Federal Deposit Insurance, causes some of the lax morals. Years ago, banks were built of stone, and bankers made great show of being boring and respectable, because the first sign of sleaze caused a run on the bank. Those asking for a loan were supposed to be similarly stodgy, for the same reason. Now with deposit insurance, and too big to fail, the government picks up the tab in a bankruptcy, and bankers advertise that they are players, ready to invest in rock bands and glamorous real estate gambles, while in fact they make even more risky leveraged plays in currency and stock. Old time long term planning and ethics didn't come out of business school, those old timers often didn't finish high school. Investors insisted on stodgy boring business plans. Investors once understood that high CEO pay came out their own pocket. When something like Enron happens, investors blame the crooked management, instead of their own stupidity for investing in the wacky scheme. Caveat emptor.— August 16, 2014 12:44 p.m.
Ian Campbell blasted in opera magazine
Ian Campbell won victories also, we shouldn't forget years of real success. I thank him for keeping my musician friends working, even if I couldn't afford the tickets. We should remember that many who approved his salary, wrote generous checks. They kept things going for years and should be thanked for that. And you'll get those donors back the same way you fill the seats; by putting on an enjoyable show.— August 16, 2014 11:20 a.m.
Ian Campbell blasted in opera magazine
The right contemporary opera might hit big, but there would have to be concessions to popular taste. I would try popular genres that hit in the movies, and find composers with a popular touch, better yet, star power. Make it fun. J. K. Rowling and Paul McCartney come to mind. These names aren't likely to be available, but I there are names that could sell out our Civic Theater, and make tunes you can whistle while leaving the theater.— August 15, 2014 8:52 p.m.
Ian Campbell blasted in opera magazine
I'll confess to some self congratulation. While painting an apartment years ago, the paint spattered on a UT article that discussed the Campbell's long term contract. When I heard the Opera was being shuttered with money in the bank, the two facts seem connected, which I noted on this blog first day. The uproar followed, but of course it followed the facts, not me. Smug is so delicious however, I think I'll order another plate.— August 15, 2014 3:48 p.m.