Andrew of the Passacaglia Test blog has a post demonstrating that opera tickets are not as expensive as many people seem to think they are. He tabulates ticket prices for London-based events of various kinds and shows that opera is often cheaper than theatre, pop music, or sports. I should point out that the "senior journalist" mentioned at the top of the post, Gavin Esler, has protested on Twitter that he did not, in fact, describe opera as "very expensive"; apparently, in an interview with Jonas Kaufmann, he had asked the tenor why opera is perceived to be expensive, which is a different thing. That aside, Andrew's chart is telling. I'd be interested in seeing one for New York.
Previously: Cheap Seats, Outside the Machine.
