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OPERA IN THE U.S. IS BOOMING, BUT GETTING IT ONSTAGE IS A VERY EXPENSIVE BUSINESS. LEONARD J. LEFF LOOKS AT SOME OF THE DEEP-POCKETED INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE
The face of philanthropy has changed. It has, among other things, gotten younger -- or, put another way, the money has gotten younger. Old money was money made from money: great-grandfather opened a steel mill; his sons expanded it; their sons lived on their investments and, later, along with their children, attended the symphony whose hall bore their name. These families were once the fiscal mainstay of an orchestra, museum or opera company. Alone, they assured the endurance and success of "their" ...