San Diego Opera comes back to life

Good news on the troubled-arts-troupe front: The San Diego Opera, whose board decided in March to shut down the company, has been revived after a “crowd-funding” campaign raised $1.6 million and activated a $500,000 matching grant. It will stage three productions next season, The New York Times’ Michael Cooper reports:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/arts/music/san-diego-opera-raises-money-to-remain-open.html?ref=music&_r=0

A less grand, more streamlined opera company is not such a bad idea, opines The Washington Post’s Anne Midgette:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2014/05/19/opera-today-san-diego-rides-again-the-fat-lady-wont-go-away/