FIM is launching an international week of mobilisation to show the opposition of the music sector and all publics to the policies of relinquishment, budgetary asphyxiation or pure and simple destruction of orchestras, choirs and opera houses.
The dismissal of all artists employed by the Rome Opera House has sparked a significant wave of protest at European and global levels. Whereas this crisis has not yet been resolved, orchestras are under pressure in several other countries. With its member organisations in 60 countries, FIM intends to vigorously denounce this situation which is a cause for major concern.
In order to impede the cultural vandalism to which symphony and opera orchestras, choirs and opera theatres are being subjected, musicians and their unions are, along with all professionals in the music sector and all publics, being called upon to sign the FIM appeal.
Take part in the International Orchestra Week by organising protest or associative actions between the 17 and 23 November or around these dates, and keep us informed of your initiatives by sending in reports, photos and videos.