Half-hearted advice puts touring opera companies at odds with each other

There is too little money for two travelling opera companies. Quality is at risk, something must be done. But the Culture Council does not offer a solution.

The Culture Council's advice, published on Wednesday, contains few real surprises. Some money needs to be added, more emphasis on cities, differentiation in youth theatre, that's about it. Concrete companies are not mentioned, in line with minister Bussemaker's wish that the council leave the institutions alone as much as possible.