After the Belgrade Philharmonic, tonight the musicians of the Opera of the Serbian National Theater started the performance with a letter to the public about the conditions in which they work, inviting other colleagues to join them.
Tonight, before the performance of the opera "The Barber of Seville" at the Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad, members of the Opera of this oldest Serbian theater addressed the audience in a letter. Like their colleagues from the Belgrade Philharmonic who did it five days ago, they also informed the public about the conditions in which they work.
Among other things, they say that "the current salary we receive as members of the orchestra lags far behind the national average, as well as compared to the salaries of orchestras in our region", that the building in which they work is not adequately maintained, that they do not have oxygen and air circulation, they complain to the lack of opportunities to hire prestigious guest conductors and soloists, which limits their ability to reach the top performances that the audience deserves.
"This is not just our fight, but a fight for the integrity and reputation of our cultural institution and the entire artistic community." On this occasion, we invite other artists from our theater, soloists, choir, ballet and drama artists to stand with us", announced the musicians of the SNP Opera.
Given that the Ministry of Culture considered the response of the Philharmonic to be unfounded, because the resolution of their problems is ongoing, it is possible that these days the artists of the Novi Sad Opera will receive the same assessment.
The Minister of Culture stated that she was "touched" by the appeal of the musicians of the Belgrade Philharmonic because both the Ministry and she personally "invested a lot of effort and work in the department of culture and the work of the Philharmonic."
She said that salaries in culture are low, but there is a working group working on finding a solution, that they will get a manager when the government is formed, and that the musicians' claims that the Philharmonic will not get the planned building "hit" both her and Prime Minister Brnabić, because the project already exists and they are firmly behind it.
She also promised them chairs and uniforms. "The public procurement has passed, I think they will get them soon." This year, the amount for the purchase of uniforms is also foreseen," said Gojković.
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