The Metropolitan Opera saw a slight uptick in ticket sales in its second season following the coronavirus pandemic.
The Met sold 66% of tickets during the season that ended Saturday, up from 61% during the 2021-22 season.
Still, figures are down from 75% attendance in 2018-19 and a projected 76% for 2019-20 before the mid-March shutdown caused by COVID-19.When you think of the opera, boxing is probably the furthest thing from your mind. But the two blended together in perfect harmony as a group of students in Harlem got to throw a few jabs and get a sneak peek at "Champion," the second black-written opera to perform at the Met Opera.
"I'm encouraged by the significant change in the audience age," Gelb said. "It's more diverse, so I feel encouraged by the fact that we're building an audience for the future. But we still have to get beyond the impact of the pandemic on the older audience, which may be a lasting one."
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