She died in 2007 from inoperable lung cancer. She would be devastated about the closing of "her" opera house.
The NYC Opera was an integral part of the city's culture for many decades. It helped introduce fresh, young singers like Sills, Placido Domingo and the great bass, Samuel Ramey.
Our country's iconic cultural places across the fruited plain will collapse one by one due to Obama's marxist economic policies. We're actually in a depression right now (though no one dares to speak the word)...... and more and more folks can no longer afford outside entertainments and amusements other than those in their own television, music, movie and electronic set-ups in their homes. It's both scary....and saddening.
Leni (classical music lover of the first order)
They need to make their customers cover the difference or cut their costs.
The unions are a major problem as well. They also effect the prices on B’way.