The opening of the $100 million Holland Performing Arts Center in 2004, said to have among the best acoustics in the world, transformed performing arts in Omaha. The center has hosted the Philadelphia Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma, Tony Bennett and numerous other big names in the classical and jazz worlds. Omaha also has a brand-new, world-class symphony music director, Thomas Wilkins, formerly of the Detroit Symphony. And our opera company has staged several world-premiere operas and has mounted some innovative productions, including last year's "Madame Butterfly" with sets by renowned artist Jun Kaneko.

 

The Omaha World-Herald, a 220,000 Sunday circulation daily, has an immediate opening for a fine arts reporter to cover this vibrant scene. As part of a five-member arts and entertainment team, this person will write about classical and jazz music, opera, and dance.

 

This reporter reviews concerts and writes advances for the weekly entertainment magazine. This reporter also produces high-impact enterprise stories for the Sunday entertainment/features section.

 

We want someone who can write for a broad audience -- not just arts insiders. Tell us about the many specialized shoes required to stage "The Nutcracker" each year. Write a page-one profile introducing our new symphony director to the city. Do a narrative on the day the Joffrey Ballet sets up shop in a city park for an unprecedented outdoor show. Explain why symphony management and musicians are at a stalemate in contract talks. 

 

Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume and clips to the World-Herald's AME for recruiting, Jeff Carney at: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .