Bankrupt New York City Opera Unable to Immediately Refund Customers for Canceled Performances

According to the Wall Street Journal, the New York City Opera, which filed for bankruptcy in October, will be unable to immediately refund customers for tickets to now cancelled performances. Additionally, it was ruled in court today that employees will be unable to collect severance because it is "not permitted by the Bankruptcy Code."

Customers and employees who are owed money could still be refunded however, but they will have to file claims to be paid when the opera company exits bankruptcy.

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City Opera moved out of its previous home, Lincoln Center, in 2011 after financial troubles hit. Since its departure, the company, which last year managed to raise the $11.5 million it needed to keep the stage lights up, has performed at various theaters and venues throughout the city.

For nearly seventy years, since Mayor Fiorello La Guardia established it as "The People's Opera," New York City Opera has introduced generation after generation of young singers who are stars in the making, brought the public exciting new works and compelling, fresh interpretations of classics, acted as a champion for American composers and performers, and ensured that every New Yorker can experience the live art of opera.

New York City Opera has been a pioneer in the field of arts education for more than 40 years. Drawing upon the company's adventurous and contemporary approach to opera, NYC Opera Education provides students with a three-dimensional introduction to the art form, from page, to stage, to backstage. Students meet with NYC Opera Teaching Artists and other theater professionals in their classrooms, go behind the scenes to see how productions come together, and watch world-class performances during the season.

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