Carnegie Hall concert goes on, after strike canceled performance

Category: Music

Email This |

Digg This |

Leave A Comment

By Luke Swiderski NEW YORK (Reuters) – A performance by the American Symphony Orchestra proceeded as planned at New York’s Carnegie Hall on Thursday, a day after the famed concert hall canceled a separate performance for the first time in its 122-year history because of a labor dispute. A strike by stagehands forced the cancellation, but the union temporarily suspended its strike on Thursday, allowing the concert hall to open its doors for now. A union leader told Reuters he was optimistic the two sides could reach a permanent deal by Friday. …