[lbo-talk] The Death of Classical Music (da capo, con, brio)

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Tue Apr 3 11:55:41 PDT 2007


Tim Francis-Wright wrote:


>On the other hand,
>the seats at Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots play, run from
>$59 to $125; season ticket holders pay more. And besides the bleachers
>and standing room, seats at Fenway Park, where the Red Sox play, range
>from $27 to $312 per seat.
>
>So, it is not just the ticket prices that are making classical music
>audiences skew older.

People like watching sports because they know what's going on in the game. Classical music's keepers haven't done a very good job of engaging with people for some time. You're supposed to like classical music because it's good for you? That's not a very inviting reason.



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