Whitney Lawson
George Steel
George Steel just got here -- if that. Just four months ago, he was introduced as the general director of the Dallas Opera, following his celebrated tenure as executive director of the Miller Theater at Columbia University. But long before his new home at the Winspear Opera House is scheduled to open -- with a production of Verdi's Otello -- rumors abound that maybe Steel's interested in retaking Manhattan to assume the open position with New York City Opera.He says
He denied and denied that he was taking the top spot at the New York City Opera, going so far as to tell Bloomberg News right before Christmas, "I'm not interested in the job at New York City Opera." Well, so much for that. Because not five months after he was tapped to head Dallas Opera, soon to move into its posh digs in the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, George Steel is so outta here. So says The New York Times moments ago:The tottering New York City Opera said on Wednesday that it ha
A few brief notes to pass along that some DC9 maybe, kinda, sorta, might, could possibly be interested in...Over on Unfair Park, Robert's got the goods on an item that the New York Times and others are all over: George Steel, the man who was tapped to lead the Dallas Opera five months ago, has already backed out of the gig--instead, he'll be heading the New York City Opera...Also over on Unfair Park, Robert passes along word that Erykah Badu's Black Forest Theater is now empty, although the land
I swear ... this guy looks so familiar.Some random notes this a.m. -- so till Merten decides to get back in gear with his Virtual Coffee, how 'bout a First Smoke of the Day? Like this puff (piece) from New York magazine concerning New York City Opera's new director, some guy named George Steel ... sounds familiar, can't quite place it, it's coming to me, ohwaitrightIremember. Dallas Opera's director of artistic administration, Jonathan Pell, most definitely looks forward to the day we don't: "It
