RuthE Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) I don't see how that is in any way equivalent. It was a privately organized event (hence not being publicly advertised other than on social media) with a maximum ticket price of £25. When tickets were released for general sale, at least a third of the stalls, most of the Stalls Circle, all of the Grand Tier boxes, and the whole of the Balcony were available - several hundred tickets in total, plus Stalls Circle and Balcony Standing which were released later. (The remainder of the stalls/stalls circle/grand tier were held for invited guests and company members, not for donors paying a premium price for them). This does not correlate AT ALL with Sim's suggestion of an event that ordinary fans cannot afford to attend; indeed quite the opposite (the Royal Opera decided as it was an event organized by his friends and fans, that publicizing it was not Royal Opera business, instead agreeing to step aside and let Hvorostovsky's social media channels do so). The only reason the Amphitheatre was closed was due to constraints of Open Up at short notice; had the event organisers insisted on having the Amphitheatre available they would not have been able to get the venue that night at all. Were the Royal Ballet (as in, the company, officially) to organize an event to commemorate Margot Fonteyn it would surely be more likely to have the usual split of ticket prices, or even be done as a gala, with highly-priced seats for donors in the best areas. Edited March 23, 2018 by RuthE 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I would hope so, Ruth, but I know from past experience that these special events and galas often hike up the ticket prices, even in the 'normal' areas, thus putting them out of reach of many people. But we are getting ahead of ourselves.....we have no indication of a Fonteyn special event. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) Sim, I was mainly defending the Hvorostovsky tribute concert from accusations of exclusivity, when (other than the reduced number of tickets available because the Amphitheatre was out of commission, which I suppose made it more "exclusive" than usual) in fact it was both extremely affordable and deliberately only marketed directly at fans. Edited March 23, 2018 by RuthE 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, RuthE said: I don't see how that is in any way equivalent. It was a privately organized event (hence not being publicly advertised other than on social media) with a maximum ticket price of £25. When tickets were released for general sale, at least a third of the stalls, most of the Stalls Circle, all of the Grand Tier boxes, and the whole of the Balcony were available - several hundred tickets in total, plus Stalls Circle and Balcony Standing which were released later. (The remainder of the stalls/stalls circle/grand tier were held for invited guests and company members, not for donors paying a premium price for them). This does not correlate AT ALL with Sim's suggestion of an event that ordinary fans cannot afford to attend; indeed quite the opposite (the Royal Opera decided as it was an event organized by his friends and fans, that publicizing it was not Royal Opera business, instead agreeing to step aside and let Hvorostovsky's social media channels do so). The only reason the Amphitheatre was closed was due to constraints of Open Up at short notice; had the event organisers insisted on having the Amphitheatre available they would not have been able to get the venue that night at all. Were the Royal Ballet (as in, the company, officially) to organize an event to commemorate Margot Fonteyn it would surely be more likely to have the usual split of ticket prices, or even be done as a gala, with highly-priced seats for donors in the best areas. Thank you for this clarification, RuthE. I had not realised that it was in fact a 'privately organised' event as you suggested. That takes it completely out of an equation of any relevant jurisdiction in this specific regard. As I said I found the event very tastefully handled and deeply moving. The £25 maximum is, as you suggest, extremely generous - especially when you consider that my own Balcony Standing place was £10. Bravo to this independent entity for making this possible. Edited March 23, 2018 by Bruce Wall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 On 20/03/2018 at 10:04, Bruce Wall said: New season on ROH website: http://www.roh.org.uk/news/royal-opera-house-2018-19-season-announced Going to be an expensive season😂 some great ballets to look forward to especially DonQ and the Ashton pieces 👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulia Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Maerling, Infra and Romeo and Julie there are my favorites for next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulcinella Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) A statement on the ROH website about pricing and seating plan. By dynamic does this means seat prices will change depending on demand or lack of? "A new dynamic price mapping tool is coming very soon. This will enable all customers to see pricing across the auditorium through a clear and easy to use online platform. We want to ensure that you have the best possible experience so are just making final checks before going live. We apologize for this temporary inconvenience and will ensure that all customers have access to seat price information well in advance of tickets going on sale." Apologies if this has already been mentioned before, I didn't want to trawl through all the posts. Edited September 7, 2018 by alison Added highlighting in the hope of making this easier to spot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Hmm, that sounds a bit strange. I wonder what it means. It doesn't say "dynamic pricing" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Sounds like gobbledegook to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 8 hours ago, Pulcinella said: A statement on the ROH website about pricing and seating plan. By dynamic does this means seat prices will change depending on demand or lack of? I don't think so; I think they mean the price mapping tool is "dynamic" - not the seat price itself - I gather we will be able to see all the different seat prices for different productions , before booking opens, online, rather than displayed on the static seating plans used up to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHowarth Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 9 hours ago, Pulcinella said: By dynamic does this means seat prices will change depending on demand or lack of? That is what dynamic pricing means (it is used by some venues). But I think in this instance, as other posters have said, they mean the plan itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Dynamic pricing system? I have a vision of the budget airline method of pricing seats. Get in early, get the cheap seats. And send the ROH online booking system into meltdown..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynette H Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 There's a little nugget in the Friends magazine about "Live at Lunch" - pop up performances on Fri, Sun and Mon from 1-2pm, which will feature the Jette Parker Young Artists, the orchestra, the chorus, the RB, and visiting artists (not all at the same time one presumes). These will take place in the Crush Rooom, Paul Hamlyn Hall or Linbury foyer. In the last two the performances will be free. Crush room performances are ticketed, prices to be revealed this summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Lynette H said: There's a little nugget in the Friends magazine about "Live at Lunch" - pop up performances on Fri, Sun and Mon from 1-2pm, which will feature the Jette Parker Young Artists, the orchestra, the chorus, the RB, and visiting artists (not all at the same time one presumes). These will take place in the Crush Rooom, Paul Hamlyn Hall or Linbury foyer. In the last two the performances will be free. Crush room performances are ticketed, prices to be revealed this summer. Sounds wonderfully 'dynamic' to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Lynette H said: There's a little nugget in the Friends magazine about "Live at Lunch" - pop up performances on Fri, Sun and Mon from 1-2pm, which will feature the Jette Parker Young Artists, the orchestra, the chorus, the RB, and visiting artists (not all at the same time one presumes). These will take place in the Crush Rooom, Paul Hamlyn Hall or Linbury foyer. In the last two the performances will be free. Crush room performances are ticketed, prices to be revealed this summer. That reminds me, I saw a recent reference to a performance by the Jette Parker Young Artists taking place this month, but am not sure whether it's already taken place or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) It looks like the "dynamic" mapping tool is now making its premiere on the ROH website. Edited March 29, 2018 by Richard LH Sp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 12 minutes ago, Richard LH said: It looks like the "dynamic" mapping tool is now making its premiere on the ROH website. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 BBB, I've just been in to book a ticket for Lessons in Love and Violence. The individual booking pages for each performance seem to have gone, in favour of frames embedded within the overall page listing all performances. So it's no longer possible to bookmark an individual performance and jump on a return the moment it comes in (or ninja one's way into Friday Rush) without having to go through a several-click process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Oh, actually - yes you can still bookmark the seating plan/ticket selection page. The thing that's become an embedded frame is the intermediate step. In either case it means an extra click where the red button used to take you straight from a list of all a show's performances into the seating plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 yes, the 'lead' page doesn't show if a performance is sold out, you have to cick through to the next level, before it shows that. And then when there are tickets, you click again, and end up back at the old booking layout. Seems like newness for the sake of it, and hasn't improved anything at all in my view 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I rather assume the new system is still in development: the new page for the Bernstein Triple Bill shows Laura Morera and Steven McRae dancing on 6 April for the Bernstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Like most web development nowadays I think this has been fashioned to best (well, better shall we say) people on their phones. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 As, I assume, have the ghastly booking pages for everything else. I feel as though I'm having a large-print book shoved in front of my face, and you can see so little in one (computer) screenful that it makes getting an overview very difficult. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 For the upcoming triple, the large print pages have lost the name of the male lead in Elite. Rather discourteous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 (I'm never really sure whether I should "Like" that sort of post ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Graham Watts is reporting some interesting breaking news on Facebook today: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156082057135943&set=a.10150349647540943.394339.549005942&type=3&theater 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jan McNulty said: Graham Watts is reporting some interesting breaking news on Facebook today: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156082057135943&set=a.10150349647540943.394339.549005942&type=3&theater Janet, it appears the content of this link has now been taken down/removed. Can you give us an idea as to perhaps why having read it and feeling it was of significant interest to be shared with BcoF readers. Much thanks. Edited April 1, 2018 by Bruce Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I can still see it (but sometimes FB links can behave strangely). Graham Watts has reported the following (and including the photograph): "Breaking News: Michael Flatley appointed Guest Principal Artist at The Royal Ballet and scheduled to appear as The High Brahmin in four performances of La Bayadere" 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) It is the first of April I believe. I wonder if that had any influence on this item .... not, of course, that Mr. Flatley would not be animated in such a role Edited April 1, 2018 by Bruce Wall 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Oh, I was hoping other people could enjoy the joke before revealing! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Don't the better ones need an element of credibility - cleaning up the white cliffs of Dover in light of environmental damage if I recall from many years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coated Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Too far...someone went too far... 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petunia Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Methinks he's the Golden Idol... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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