Italy's performing arts go on strike

Cinemas, theatres and opera houses close as singers, actors and others protest against 37% cut in government subsidiesCinemas, theatres, concert halls, opera houses and circuses across Italy shut today for a one-day strike in protest against swingeing arts spending cuts.Up to 250,000 actors, opera singers, technicians and ticket sellers were expected to take part in the strike as the Berlusconi government pushed through an austerity budget which will cut €146m (£125m), or 37%, from subsidies ...

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