[@ 3 min] The Metropolitan Opera is reducing performances and dipping into its endowment to survive.\xa0We \u2018Crunch the Numbers\u2019 to see if these tactics will swell the coffers\u2026\n\n[@ 26 min] In \u2018Chalk Talk\u2019, it's our predictions for Operaland in 2023. (You know, we\u2019ve got a good track record for predictions\u2026)\n\n[@ 37 min] Plus, in the \u2018Two Minute Drill\u2019\u2026\xa0The Met and Glyndebourne might be in trouble, but the Verdi Festival is doing just fine\u2026\n\nWe\u2019re back with an all-new show next week\u2026 Join us!\n\nSHOW NOTES\nwww.nytimes.com/2022/12/26/arts/music/metropolitan-opera-endowment-contemporary.html\n\nGET YOUR VOICE HEARD\noperaboxscore.com\nfacebook.com/obschi1\n@operaboxscore\nIG operaboxscore