Musicians, Opera Reach Contract Settlement
Orchestra musicians reached a contract settlement with the San Francisco Opera that includes pay cuts for the members of the pit.
A three-year deal struck Friday between the San Francisco Opera Assn. and American Federation of Musicians Local 6 will save the opera $1.3 million between now and 2006.
Base salaries for the 69 musicians in the pit will fall 5.48%, from $66,910 last year to $63,246 for the current season.
The new contract also trims the number of work weeks from 25 to 23.
“The musicians made a sacrifice, each and every one of them,” said Melinda Wagner, president of Local 6. “They did it because they love opera.”
The city’s opera season was scheduled to open Saturday at War Memorial Opera House with “The Mother of Us All.”
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