From New York to Riyadh: Metropolitan Opera Reaches Deal with Saudi Arabia to Escape Financial Hardship

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New York's Metropolitan Opera has reached an agreement to perform in Saudi Arabia and provide artistic training there, in an effort to improve its poor financial outlook.

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New York's Metropolitan Opera has signed a deal to perform in Saudi Arabia and provide artistic training in the oil-rich kingdom, a move that could improve its poor financial prospects. The deal will see the opera perform in Riyadh during its winter break for five years, the French news agency AFP reported.