As the Canadian Opera Company scuttles the rest of its season, its leader is working in Paris

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With a few days' notice, Alexander Neef announced he’d start his new role at the Paris Opera on Sept. 1, 2020, months earlier than planned

, special events such as Operanation, and the world premiere of Ian Cusson’s new opera for young audiences,The Marriage of FigaroThese are the pandemic problems that the COC shares with its fellow performing-arts organizations, particularly the ones rooted in opera and classical music, where money is always tight and fundraising is an ongoing task in the best of times.

It’s not reassuring, though, that the board finds Neef’s presence and availability about the same, whether he’s running one major opera company or two. And even if the board is comforted by the logistics, they’re missing the point. Neef may have managed this sort of thing before, as he did in 2018 when he took on the artistic directorship of the Santa Fe Opera in addition to his post at the COC.

 

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