Keep the below NY Post article from July of 2025 in mind and look up this news coming out of the MET Opera yesterday:
* The Met Opera has announced its is laying off workers, cutting salaries of its top-paid executives and postponing a new production from its 2026-27 season.
So, who exactly is Peter Gelb?
*He was awarded the Order of Merit, Ukraine, by President Zelensky
*under his leadership the Met Opera and chorus sang the Ukrainian national anthem ahead of a regularly scheduled performance. Two weeks later, the Met organized a benefit concert on behalf of Ukraine
*for 4 weeks, the Met displayed Ukrainian flags
*closed for covid fear/then opened to vaccine "papers" and mask requirements
*The Met’s "new" Carmen vilifies ICE agents
*married to Canadian conductor Kerri-Lynn Wilson
*son of Arthur Gelb, former managing editor of The NY Times
https://nypost.com/2025/07/02/opinion/metropolitan-operas-peter-gelb-blames-president-trump-for-sales-slump-but-needs-to-look-in
Metropolitan Opera's Peter Gelb blames President Trump for sales slump — but needs to look in the mirror | New York Post
“Metropolitan Opera season attendance dropped slightly following the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that coincided with a decrease in tourists to New York," the Associated Press reported — taking Peter Gelb's excuse as fact. The impresario can’t help putting the political int..
https://nypost.com/2025/07/02/opinion/metropolitan-operas-peter-gelb-blames-president-trump-for-sales-slump-but-needs-to-look-in-the-mirror/
