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LETTER FROM THE CLASSIC. Classical music concerts are often criticized for being more expensive than others, but is this really the case?
By Anne-Laure Fish
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” ATGoing to the opera is expensive. This is one of the clichés that we hear the most when we talk about the brakes to cross the doors of a classical music concert hall.
“A classical concert costs less than going to see a pop star or a major sporting event. And here is what we hear from professionals in the sector, lamenting the clichés that surround these same concerts. But then what is the right perception? We compared the prices.
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