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After criticizing opera chief Roscic
02/05/20 10:23 PM
Cult editor Christian Mucha adequately deals with the new opera boss.
It all started when the new State Opera Director, Bogdan Roščić, the lion of the Richard Lugner building, placed the bar in the window regarding his annual opera box. Roščić said there were already many registrations for lodges and donors to the Haus am Ring would be preferred. In this, publisher Christian Mucha saw a tangible scandal. “Richard Lugner has been promoting the ball for 30 years and should actually receive a box for the anniversary dance in 2021,” said Mucha, who made his discontent clear on Facebook and received around 1,000 likes and more than 400 comments. approvingly. Much does not see herself as Lugner’s defender. “Often I was the one who criticized Lugner the most, but justice must be,” says the editor.
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The head of the Neo State Opera Bogdan Roscic with the opera diva Anna Netrebko
Lugner now pays triple the price of the box
Lugner himself took Roščić’s statement seriously and quickly became the donor of the State Opera. The annual fee for this is approximately double a box, around 50,000 euros. Therefore, Lugner has the right of first rejection and, therefore, must be on the safe side. The box price of 23,600 euros is still the best here, meaning that Lugner costs a total of around 75,000 euros. A fact that makes Mucha even more angry. “In times like these it is obscene and an unreasonable demand to carry Richard Lugner € 75,000 for a box that would otherwise only cost a third,” Mucha criticizes.
Consequence
An injustice Mucha doesn’t want to accept and therefore wants to boycott the Opera Ball in 2021, at least as far as his box is concerned. “Ekaterina and I decided not to buy a box next year. We would rather use the money wisely and set up a Corona-shaken aid project for the home economy, “Mucha said in AUSTRIA’s talk on a new challenge.
The publisher left open whether Mucha would not visit the ball at all or just give up on the box. A meeting with Roščić on the ball would definitely be exciting …
Mucha: “Use the lodge money for something significant”
AUSTRIA: Why won’t you buy an opera box in 2021 anymore?
Christian A lot: I prefer to use the money wisely and start a project to help the economy. At times like these, we need motivation and new highlights.
AUSTRIA: How did your criticism of the director of the State Opera Bogdan Roščić come about?
A lot: What Roščić started is the completely wrong approach. Taking Richard Lugner as a “donor” of € 75,000 for a box is obscene and impertinent at times like these.
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