I had to go to four (4) stores today to find a copy of the April issue of Opera News. Eric is profiled in it, and I got all jealous that friends at his Carnegie Hall/Philadelphia Orchestra performance last night had seen the piece before he and I had. I went to the Borders at Columbus Circle, then the Metropolitan Opera gift shop, then the Barnes & Noble at 66th street, and finally the trailer version of the under-construction Juilliard bookstore, which had two copies left. Which now has no copies left.
I asked all these places if the April issue just hadn’t come in yet, and they said no, it had come in – they just all sold out since yesterday.
So, a tip of my hat to you, Opera News. Your April issue is hot-hot-hot!
(I unbiasedly credit this to Eric’s name being in the top left corner of the cover.)
The thought of you grilling the poor cashiers about ‘Opera News’ is hilarious. I wonder if specialty publications like that do sell out first, because there’s a limited order number and a very targeted audience?