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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."
Posted by james at 2:45 PM
Labels: Arts, History, Money

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Assistant Village Idiot said...

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.

9:25 PM

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