caeron Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago That seems a little much to share to me, but his lack of response does imply at the very least he's looking only for easy money. Quote
Members unicorn Posted 2 hours ago Author Members Posted 2 hours ago 4 hours ago, caeron said: That seems a little much to share to me, but his lack of response does imply at the very least he's looking only for easy money. Yes, that and the fact that he's not as hard-up for cash as he claims. I'm not hard-up for cash, but I was happy to meet the LA Opera's Major Gifts Officer when he offered to talk to me and my husband about the LAO over coffee--and all we got was a cup of coffee. I was surprised to learn that corporate donations make up only 10% of its budget, and that they rely more heavily on private donors such as myself. We did tell him, though, that we were disappointed that they are redoing both The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot, after having done them just a few years earlier. Apparently I was not alone in expressing this concern. We did tell him we would be renewing our subscriptions and our donations again this year, but would not do so if they kept on doing repeats. Well, I must admit he's quite handsome--though we're both quite happily married (in his case, to a woman, of all people) and neither hitting on each other. https://www.linkedin.com/in/timstephensonpiano/ Quote
