Last weekend had another series of dramatic events in and around San Diego Opera, now possibly/officially/maybe demised. The local NBC station reports:
As the battle to keep the San Diego Opera open rages on, NBC 7 has learned that the president of its board of directors has resigned, along with a dozen other directors.President Karen Cohn tendered her resignation at a four-hour, closed Board meeting in La Jolla on Thursday, according to Director of Media Relations Edward Wilenski. Twelve others followed suit and were seen storming out of the meeting. Carol Lazier was then voted in as acting board president.
Along with the shakeup in administration, the remaining board members voted to defer the company's closing date to at least May 19. The deadline was originally set for April 29.
During the meeting, the board heard from an Opera America consultant about alternatives that could keep the opera open for the 2015 season — its 50th year. The reorganization presentation included a plan to scale back the operations and initiate significant fund-raisers.