Open AccessOpera Viewpoint: A Case for More Funding
Author(s) -
Lindis Taylor
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of new zealand studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
0eISSN - 2324-3740
pISSN - 1176-306X
DOI - 10.26686/jnzs.v1i4.246
Subject(s) - opera , vitality , the arts , project commissioning , art history , art , publishing , visual arts , management , political science , media studies , history , sociology , law , philosophy , economics , theology
Since the disbanding of the last national company, opera in New Zealand has been underfunded and virtually relegated to the sidelines as an artistic activity. But, as Lindis Taylor, editor of Opera News, points out, regional opera has now acquired a new strength and vitality. In the light of a forthcoming review by the QEII Arts Council of their opera policy, he gives here a succinct background to these discussions.