The Management of Opera

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Introduction

   • Philippe Agid, Jean-Claude Tarondeau

   Pages 1-4

3. Opera Houses: Order and Diversity

   • Philippe Agid, Jean-Claude Tarondeau

   Pages 5-43

4. Programming: Risk and Commitment for the Future

   • Philippe Agid, Jean-Claude Tarondeau

   Pages 44-68

5. Artistic and Technical Production

   • Philippe Agid, Jean-Claude Tarondeau

   Pages 69-105

6. Audience and Diffusion

   • Philippe Agid, Jean-Claude Tarondeau

   Pages 106-129

7. Architecture: Constraints or Opportunities?

   • Philippe Agid, Jean-Claude Tarondeau

   Pages 130-155

8. Funding Opera Houses

   • Philippe Agid, Jean-Claude Tarondeau

   Pages 156-180

9. Governance, Organization and Management

   • Philippe Agid, Jean-Claude Tarondeau

   Pages 181-208

10. Tensions, Conflicts and Recent Crises

    • Philippe Agid, Jean-Claude Tarondeau

    Pages 209-235

11. Performance, Strategic Options and Prospects

    • Philippe Agid, Jean-Claude Tarondeau

    Pages 236-269

12. Back Matter

    Pages 270-300

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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 American method of managing cultural institutions, preferring a European one where public support and funds plays a major role.

• Diversity
• Management
• organization
• organizations

PHILIPPE AGID graduate of the National School of Administration in Paris, France, was a member of Jacques Chaban Delmas' cabinet between 1969 and 1972. He was then Secretary-general of the National Foundation for Management Education (FNEGE) before entering the Lafarge Group. He joined Hugues Gall as Secretary-general of the National Foundation for Management Education between 1995 and 2001. He advised several leaders of French cultural institutions. He co-authored L'Opéra de Paris: Gouverner une Grande Institution Culturelle with Jean-Claude Tarondeau.
 
JEAN-CLAUDE TARONDEAU is now Honorary Professor at Essec Business school, France. He received his 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. He was Chief Editor of the Revue Française de Gestion from 2002 to 2008. He has published ten books and more than sixty articles. He co-authored Philippe Agid L'Opéra de Paris: Gouverner une Grande Institution Culturelle.

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