I am in between book editing at the moment. My first book should be coming out by the end of this month! I will keep you posted. In the meantime, I had a weekend to simply think: I came across yet another theatre website that barely has photos and videos (only links), the type was…
Happy Monday. I had a quick thought regarding connecting the dots for opera. Opera folks, are you connecting with other experiences that are foreign language based? Yes, I am giving away a few of my secrets here to my devoted readers. Whenever I work with an opera company, I research for these types of experiences so…
I can’t remember the last time I wrote about technology’s creation of global audiences and how this will affect our industry. Today I received another notice from clicking on a New York Times article link: You have reached your 10 article per month limit, subscribe to view. Can you imagine needing to subscribe to all…
Inspired by the article, The changing face of opera, posted in the Oxford University Press’ blog by Meghann Wilhoite, I give you my first mini-podcast for 2013. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/74535641″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Have a great weekend! Cheers to happy and loyal audiences, Shoshana Shoshana Fanizza Audience Development Specialists https://www.buildmyaudience.com “Never treat your…
Oh dear! The headlines today were not very encouraging. More orchestras are locked out, one opera company has to shut down until their bills are paid, and the woe is classical music stories keep popping up too. Yes, we are in the midst of dealing with changes that have already happened, and the classical music…
I just finished reading Classical music ain’t just for snobs When I saw the title, I was expecting an article detailing the various reasons why classical music can be enjoyed by everyone and anyone. I should have known better. It turned out to be another critical essay regarding the format of how someone is presenting…
I had a major thought today after reading another article about a symphony performing a free classical music concert mainly for audience development purposes. The repertoire selected was the same old type of list: Barber of Seville, some poppy selections from South Pacific, some light operetta favorites. Throw in pieces from Fantasia and it’s a…
It’s Friday, and it’s time to announce the winners for all the categories of The 2009 Audience Development Specialists Tweets Awards! Most Interesting Venues The nominees are: Keeping artists in the Loop Creative Showcase | Pop-Up Art program turns vacant buildings into galleries http://bit.ly/4DVbs8 The Chicago Loop Alliance plays matchmaker with artists and landlords to…
Today I saw a collaboration in the news that was very encouraging. There have been so many “tough times” articles, and I was very happy to see two arts organizations decide to team up to brave the economic storm together. Jersey Symphony, Opera NJ team up in hard times by Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger Monday February…
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