Opera chief tells Denmark: you no longer have an opera
main‘We have been through a war together these past few weeks,’ says Keith Warner, in a full and frank explanation of why he quit – twice – as head of the Royal Opera in Copenhagen. And it’s not just the Government cuts, he adds, though they were the trigger to his decision.
‘The cuts are a meaningless act of vandalism,’ says Keith, ‘the equivalent of takingĀ a flick-knife to the Mona Lisa. ‘
Aside from the cuts, running the theatre meant taking countless ‘decisions over which I am given shallow choices, little real controlĀ and absolutely no respect.’ He paints a picture of political and administrative manipulation.
Don’t believe Borgen, Denmark’s gripping TV political drama. The reality is much worse. Read Keith’s passionate, defeated letter here.
Awful situation over there!
Money wins yet again. Capitalism knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing!
If the arts are just a luxury, being human isn’t necessary either.
Let me try that again:
If the arts are just a luxury, than all things likewise as in flowers, trees, rainbows, happiness; things that happen by themselves to bless the human condition, these are also just luxury and to be disregarded for some holy mission when times get rough.