Metropolitan Opera to Lock Out Stagehands as Contract Talks Stall
#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyMetropolitan Opera to Lock Out Stagehands as Contract Talks StallAfter reaching a bargaining impasse, the shuttered opera company said it would lock out the workers needed to build sets for next season’s productions.The Metropolitan Opera, which has been shut by the pandemic since March, says that it needs to cut labor costs significantly if it is to survive until and after it reopens.Credit…Victor Llorente for The New York TimesBy More
