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Mar 31, 2014 · The reason opera is so expensive is basically because it is the most complex art form, involving many more people than any other. We are expected by our audiences to present extraordinary theatrical productions with superb singing, great acting, elaborate costumes, handsome sets, and the most modern and inventive lighting.
- Speight Jenkins
Nov 30, 2023 · Opera programs at the university level are prohibitively expensive. Also, given the strict traditional parameters of the genre, singers require constant coaching, which can cost thousands of dollars.
Oct 5, 2018 · We work hard to make the operas magnificent. It is interesting to compare our efforts to, say, the Royal Shakespeare Company, visited by 1m people every year. Turnover: GPO = £3.5m (RSC = £66.8m) Government Subsidy: GPO = zero (RSC £15.4m = 23% of turnover) Performances: GPO £2m = 57% of turnover (RSC £34.7m = 52% of turnover)
Aug 27, 2024 · Opera was not always perceived as elitist in the United States: ... Some users, opting for a less humorous commentary, blame “exorbitantly expensive” opera tickets: The art form is elitist ...
- Yuval Sharon
There's a lot of reasons I think opera hasn't appealed to young people. First of all, I don't think baby boomers have supported the form in the same way their parents did. Therefore, their children support it even less. It's basically a gradual descent into irrelevance in the United States.
Aug 6, 2016 · Was opera always perceived like this. Is opera, like the pricing of good Champagne, more about keeping certain people out than about making a wondrous experience available to as many as possible. Was opera always a way for the rich to express their cultural exclusivity.
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Oct 13, 2011 · Plenty of people have pointed out that access to opera doesn't have to be prohibitively expensive. There are performances online for free via streams and YouTube, radio broadcasts, HD shows at ...
