American guild of musical artists
-Lawrence Tibbett is the founder of American guild of musical artists
-It was founded in 1939 in New York city to protect the interests of solo musical artists in the field of opera but later expanded to dancers, choreographers, and some categories of stage managers
-It all started because of the unfair abuses of their profession. Often they wouldn't get paid or when they played out of town they would be stranded because they had no transportation back home, there were no limitations on how many performances an artist had to do a week, and rehearsals were unpaid.
CURRENT LEADERS
- Alan Gordon (national executive director)
PURPOSE
-Their purpose is to make sure that no artists is abused of. They strive for better working conditions, better pay, and appreciation for their work.
CURRENT ISSUES/NEWS
-San Diego opera is going out of business
-New York city opera has filed for bankruptcy protection for artists that have contracts there
-AGMA is delighted to report the recovery of $252,768.54 in bankruptcy court
SOURCES
http://www.musicalartists.org/News-Events.2.html
http://www.unionfacts.com/
-It was founded in 1939 in New York city to protect the interests of solo musical artists in the field of opera but later expanded to dancers, choreographers, and some categories of stage managers
-It all started because of the unfair abuses of their profession. Often they wouldn't get paid or when they played out of town they would be stranded because they had no transportation back home, there were no limitations on how many performances an artist had to do a week, and rehearsals were unpaid.
CURRENT LEADERS
- Alan Gordon (national executive director)
PURPOSE
-Their purpose is to make sure that no artists is abused of. They strive for better working conditions, better pay, and appreciation for their work.
CURRENT ISSUES/NEWS
-San Diego opera is going out of business
-New York city opera has filed for bankruptcy protection for artists that have contracts there
-AGMA is delighted to report the recovery of $252,768.54 in bankruptcy court
SOURCES
http://www.musicalartists.org/News-Events.2.html
http://www.unionfacts.com/