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  1. Lizbie1
    I am more sympathetic than many here to price rises (they don't have a lot of choice IMO) but this is mad. Quite apart from the question of Manon's box office appeal - and IIRC the amphi sales in particular were slow last time - view is far more important in ballet than in opera and the pricing needs to acknowledge that. I wonder if they have not grasped this simple fact.
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    If you go to/want to go to quite a few exhibitions every year it's worth considering the National Art Pass: costs £75 (less for the first year if you sign up for direct debit) and gets you 50% off exhibitions at most of the majors* and free admission to some places that normally charge, such as the Courtauld. *The Royal Academy is the main exception I can think of: usually only a measly couple of quid off and they're generally pretty expensive in the first place.
  3. Lizbie1
    Very pleased for all the Nutcracker debutantes.
  4. Lizbie1
    But this assumes that they had prior notice. My guess is that they didn't.
  5. Lizbie1
    Only one ticket this booking period, and that's for opera (Forza). That is a lot fewer than previously. I've also let my Friends membership lapse, to be resumed later in the season. The change is mostly down to this season's largely uninspiring programming and casting, but I'd probably have booked a Don Q or two if prices were lower. I can't see myself booking for Manon either at those prices (I'm not crazy about it anyway), so there might be no RB for me until the MacMillan triple in March.
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    Because decent experiences often go unrecorded: I only wanted one ticket. I queued for 10 minutes (after a long pause) and everything went fine.
  7. Lizbie1
    I was puzzling over the switch to English spelling!
  8. Lizbie1
    Thar Electra Slips price is very strange. Do you have the other Slips prices for Electra? I usually sit there so am interested in whether the high price carries through to the cheaper Slips tickets.
  9. Lizbie1
    I've gone for the classics programme because my view is that if you can only choose one show for a visiting company you haven't seen before, you should go with what they're best known for - unless there's a piece that you really want to see.
  10. Lizbie1
    This feels expensive for Manon, which sometimes sells rather slowly. Assuming the £34 Amphi price applies to the front sides, that's a very steep increase on the £18 I paid in October 2019 during its last run.
  11. Lizbie1
    To the best of my understanding, having been through this this season: Tickets are allocated on a first come first served basis (i.e. in order of the date/time when your request was submitted) on the appointed day of sales opening, so it's important to get your request in asap. Angela will probably have the best feel for availability of that date, but I would definitely give it a try. I can't speak for the process this season, but if it hasn't changed, you need to specify that you're from outside the EU on the form. When your seat is (hopefully!) allocated, they'll email giving you 3 days to pay for the tickets. Do monitor your inbox and spam folder carefully, as I nearly missed one of the emails as it had been marked as spam - though not the other! I found payment very straightforward, just follow the link and enter card details. Does this help?
  12. Lizbie1
    Every time!
  13. Lizbie1
    But they start at a higher price - nothing for less than €29 for Giselle unless you're entitled to a concession.
  14. Lizbie1
    No mention of the grand défilé?
  15. Lizbie1
    I thought it was OK.
  16. Lizbie1
    I agree, he has always been exceptionally helpful and courteous when he's answered my questions. I've never knowingly met him or spoken to him but he's a real asset IMO: always makes you feel worth his time.
  17. Lizbie1
    Nor I!
  18. Lizbie1
    Are all the standing places £26 or are those in the Rear Amphi/Lower Slips cheaper?
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    Here:
  20. Lizbie1
    That's odd because IIRC this was the price published in the Friends magazine (I don't have it with me but it was discussed on this forum).
  21. Lizbie1
    If memory serves it's quite a dull production? And with a somewhat distracting water feature (though indeed not a urinal!) in one of the acts. It's not my favourite opera - or my favourite Massenet opera - so my memory may not be reliable.
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    I would read it but it's more enjoyable speculating about the URL instead.
  23. Lizbie1
    I don't see that this is so? It just means (and I don't wish to open old wounds) that, like others here, he's not keen on naming a ballet thus. You don't have to be ignorant of Herrera's work or McGregor's source of inspiration to think that. (In fact I read it as him being fully aware of both.)
  24. Lizbie1
    and 80s!
  25. Lizbie1
    The McGregor costumes remind me of Pacers.
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