florentine opera company opera america electronic media forum william florescu may 8, 2013
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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