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Lonestarblue

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11. Not really. The Met desperately needs the money, at least $30 million this year.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 07:26 AM

7 hrs ago

The plan was for the Met to perform in Saudi Arabia in February, a month they typically do not stage performances, so a real win for them.

I doubt any of the tech billionaires who care only about AI so they can become trillionaires will donate to help. The Trump family has grifted over $4 billion since he took office, but the only charitable giving by Trump is in creating fake charities to benefit himself.

I guess it turns out that Mr. Bone Saw is not such a good steward of Saudi Arabia's money, wasting billions of Kushner and Trump to buy US influence and favors.

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Met Opera's Multimillion-Dollar Deal With Saudis Falls Through [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

Maybe Jared can give the met some of his billions UpInArms 22 hrs ago #1

No funding from Mohammed Bone Saw seems a Good Thing (nt) muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #2

Not really. The Met desperately needs the money, at least $30 million this year. Lonestarblue 7 hrs ago #11

I'm thinking in terms of good for humanity, rather than for the Met muriel_volestrangler 6 hrs ago #12

No funding is a good thing but I call BS on their reason. I sincerely doubt that SA economy is in2herbs 22 hrs ago #3

It's true the Saudi stock market was about the only one in the world that went up during the bombing muriel_volestrangler 20 hrs ago #8

Peter Gelb has been a terrible leader for the Met PJMcK 22 hrs ago #4

Any movement toward firing him? RedArkGuy 17 hrs ago #10

All scripts would be screened in Riyadh beforehand? wolfie001 22 hrs ago #5

Well Saudi's committed $10 billion for Ellison/Paramount purchase of Warner Bros later this year. ToxMarz 22 hrs ago #6

First LIV Golf, now this...sounds like the House of Saud is not finding the ROI very compelling Prairie Gates 21 hrs ago #7

The fat man has sung (which is tRump, in case you needed a hint) Blue Owl 20 hrs ago #9