While You Were Out

Over the weekend:

- Opera Australia begins an internal audit as ticket sales drop and endowment funds dwindle.

- Seattle Opera names the winner of their "Confessions of a First-Time Opera Goer" who will blog about their first Ring-cycle.

- How I missed the days of Audi being our season sponsor (and I really missed the days of driving the Audi's - at legal speeds - around to get serviced) but Mark Swed takes a look at automakers sponsorship of the Arts.

- New York City Opera comes to agreement with their musician's union.