Florentine Opera Company Opera America

Electronic Media Forum William Florescu

May 8, 2013

Elmer Gantry Recording – March, 2010

Recording Master was produced from a combination of two live performances and final dress rehearsal

As a cost savings, no patch session was usedSound Mirror of Boston did all production and

engineeringBefore recording, an agreement was in place

with Naxos for post production and release

Gantry Recording Expenses–

Orchestra - $11,000Add time/players - $160Singers - $6,198.17Conductor - $3000Stage Director- $792Chorus - $8960Stage Manager - $778.20Asst. Stage Managers - $1143.96

Gantry Expenses - continued

Travel (Florentine) - $342.60Payroll taxes - $935.58Unemployment Taxes - $266.61Travel (Sound Mirror) - $2535.12Engineering Fee - $20,000Equipment Shipping - $1346.24Fedex of CDR references- $208.48Hard Drives - $250

Gantry Expenses - continued

Miscellaneous - $1346.24Total Expenses - $65,410.90

Naxos covered all post production and distribution costs, with the exception of payments made to liner note annotators.

Unlike Rio de Sangre, Naxos retained rights to the recording

Gantry - income

NEA Grant - $20,000Copland Fund Grant - $17,000Board Challenge - $29,000Total Income - $66,000

Gantry Recording continued

Miscellaneous:As an AGMA company, we had to negotiate

fees with AGMA and AF of M. The only performer not covered by a union agreement for the recording was the conductor. His fee was negotiated separately.

Gantry recording continued

Perhaps because of two Grammy wins (Best classical composition, best engineered recording) the recording received, the recording actually generated royalties – $1500 to date.

Rio de Sangre recording, October 2011

Recording was produced from a combination of three live performances and an orchestra only patch session

Sound Mirror of Boston did all production and engineering

Unlike Gantry, no label agreement was in place before recording took place (Albany Records ultimately released it)

Rio de Sangre expenses

Artist fees (chorus and principals) - $23,201Orchestra fees - $13,800Conductor fee - $3000Sound Mirror fee - $30,545Marcus Center Mics and Stagehands - $3015Sound Mirror travel - $3000Accompanist - $450

Sangre expenses continued

Sound Mirror housing - $1816

Total Expenses - $78,827

Albany Records covered all post production and distribution costs

Composer retained all rights to recording

Rio de Sangre income

Donations - $2650Remainder covered privately, not through

company fundraising efforts

Sangre recording continued

Miscellaneous:As an AGMA company, we had to negotiate

fees with AGMA and AF of M. The only performer not covered by a union agreement for the recording was the conductor. His fee was negotiated separately.

Recording was released in November, 2011, and was a Grammy winner in the Producer of the Year category