Gockley

One of two things is going on here: Either Gockley is trying to soften up a number of constituencies by thinly veiled threats If you complain when I wield the meat axe, I will have to resort to the firing squad or he is hoping to alarm a sufficient number of people that they will flock to his aid in desperation.

Ivan Katz: And So Falleth the Sky Ivan Katz 2011

Gockley points to certain factors unique to San Francisco that make a bad situation worse: The War Memorial Opera House is "beautiful but woefully inadequate"; the company is split over eight locations in the city; "ticket sales potential" is close to being "maxed out"; a long history of moving every dime into operations that has left the endowment anemic and facilities inadequate, and long-term fixed costs that make financial flexibility nearly impossible.

Ivan Katz: And So Falleth the Sky Ivan Katz 2011

And to this Gockley adds the following: "We have a donor model that keeps me up at night -- we rely on 12 families for 50% of our contributed income, and the majority of these donors are over 70 years old!"

Ivan Katz: And So Falleth the Sky Ivan Katz 2011

One of two things is going on here: Either Gockley is trying to soften up a number of constituencies by thinly veiled threats If you complain when I wield the meat axe, I will have to resort to the firing squad or he is hoping to alarm a sufficient number of people that they will flock to his aid in desperation.

Ivan Katz: And So Falleth the Sky Ivan Katz 2011

One of two things is going on here: Either Gockley is trying to soften up a number of constituencies by thinly veiled threats If you complain when I wield the meat axe, I will have to resort to the firing squad or he is hoping to alarm a sufficient number of people that they will flock to his aid in desperation.

Ivan Katz: And So Falleth the Sky Ivan Katz 2011

And to this Gockley adds the following: "We have a donor model that keeps me up at night -- we rely on 12 families for 50% of our contributed income, and the majority of these donors are over 70 years old!"

Ivan Katz: And So Falleth the Sky Ivan Katz 2011

While reading Stewart's book and looking forward to doing the opera, I wrote to Gockley: This is a profound project in my life and a great honor to even try to make a life like Rick Rescorla's realisable … He's a great human being.

Heart of a Soldier: capturing 9/11 in an opera 2011

I was performing in London when David Gockley San Francisco Opera's general director came to talk to me.

Heart of a Soldier: capturing 9/11 in an opera 2011

Gockley points to certain factors unique to San Francisco that make a bad situation worse: The War Memorial Opera House is "beautiful but woefully inadequate"; the company is split over eight locations in the city; "ticket sales potential" is close to being "maxed out"; a long history of moving every dime into operations that has left the endowment anemic and facilities inadequate, and long-term fixed costs that make financial flexibility nearly impossible.

Ivan Katz: And So Falleth the Sky Ivan Katz 2011

And to this Gockley adds the following: "We have a donor model that keeps me up at night -- we rely on 12 families for 50% of our contributed income, and the majority of these donors are over 70 years old!"

Ivan Katz: And So Falleth the Sky Ivan Katz 2011