The Management of Opera An International Comparative Study

by Tarondeau, Jean-Claude; Agid, Philippe

• ISBN13: 9780230247260
• ISBN10: 0230247261
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book presents the current and future issues facing opera houses and opera companies. Problems in different environments need different solutions. In particular, it opposes the European and the American method of managing cultural institutions, and emphasizes on each ones strengths and weaknesses

Author Biography

Philippe Agid is a graduate of the National School of Administration in Paris, and was a member of Jacques Chaban Delmas' cabinet between 1969 and 1972. He was then Secretary-General of the French National Foundation for Management Education (FNEGE) before entering the Lafarge Group. He joined Hugues Gall as Deputy Manager of the Paris Opera between 1995 and 2001 and has advised several leaders of French cultural institutions. He coauthored L'Opra de Paris: Gouverner une grande institution culturelle with Jean-Claude Tarondeau. Jean-Claude Tarondeau is honorary professor at Essec Business school, France. He has a PhD from the University of Texas in Austin, USA and a doctorate from the university of Paris Dauphine. He has been a professor of strategy and management at Essec and at the University of Paris X-Nanterre, France. From 2002 to 2008 he was chief editor of the Revue franaise de gestion. He has published 10 books and more than 60 articles and coauthored L'Opra de Paris: Gouverner une grande institution culturelle with Philippe Agid.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vi
List of Figures	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xiv
Introduction	p. 1
Opera Houses: Order and Diversity	p. 5
Programming: Risk and Commitment for the Future	p. 44
Artistic and Technical Production	p. 69
Audience and Diffusion	p. 106
Architecture: Constraints or Opportunities?	p. 130
Funding Opera Houses	p. 156
Governance, Organization and Management	p. 181
Tensions, Conflicts and Recent Crises	p. 209
Performance, Strategic Options and Prospects	p. 236
Sample and Variables	p. 270
The Statistical Analysis of Opera Achievements	p. 275
Glossary	p. 279
Notes	p. 282
Bibliography	p. 289
Index	p. 291
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