Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Financing great art

"Gambling saloons supported the great Italian opera houses, from Naples' St. Carlo to Milan's La Scala. These were vast halls of roulette and faro-tables adjoined by the theatres. Rossini, the most famous composer at the time, got 200 ducats a month as musical director of San Carlo, but received 1,000 ducats as his share from the house tables."
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1 comment:

  1. Assistant Village Idiot9:25 PM

    Seems like a solution that worked.

    I'm not sure I'd want that to be the case for officers in the military or the church, but for the arts, sure.

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