Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
– Total fee paid to Arturo Toscanini for conducting the first ten-concert season of the NBC Symphony in 1937-38, including a $5,000 bonus to cover his U.S. income tax: $45,000
– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $579,217.54
(Source: Mortimer H. Frank, Arturo Toscanini: The NBC Years)
– Total fee paid to Arturo Toscanini for conducting the first ten-concert season of the NBC Symphony in 1937-38, including a $5,000 bonus to cover his U.S. income tax: $45,000
– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $579,217.54
(Source: Mortimer H. Frank, Arturo Toscanini: The NBC Years)
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