Comments on: ROMEO HAS LEFT THE BUILDING: ROBERTO BOLLE AND IRINA DVOROVENKO CLOSE OUT ABT’S MET SEASON, LEAVING FANS DEVASTATED!

By: Ariel

Ariel — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:27:28 +0000

The Grand Tier stuff reminds me of the woman we met who was barred from the MET! I'm so glad you went back to the Stage Door! I told you it's a good time

By: Ariel

Ariel — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:27:28 +0000

The Grand Tier stuff reminds me of the woman we met who was barred from the MET! I'm so glad you went back to the Stage Door! I told you it's a good time

By: marie

marie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:50:46 +0000

Tonya–What a wonderful post. I love how much you love the ballet and pour your heart into supporting it–that is what it is all about. I remember being so sad at the end of Gottedamerung, which closed out the opera season. And I am sad that it is the end of ballet season. And it is nice to know that other people share that “summer's over” sadness. I look forward to going to the ballet with you again next year. I'll be watching ABT news to see what happens to the company. And in the meantime, there is still the Joyce, and whoever else comes to town. Perhaps I'll even get it together to go to DC to see Suzanne Farrell . . .

By: SwanLakeSambaGirl

SwanLakeSambaGirl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:23:28 +0000

Thank you for commenting Natalie. I really liked Dvorovenko / Bolle together. I'm interested to see it develop too!

By: SwanLakeSambaGirl

SwanLakeSambaGirl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:22:11 +0000

Yeah, I remember in the Ames book the characters making sure to take both the stub and the door check. Funny.

Really, the opera doesn't sell out? Maybe it's just the inexpensive seats. I'm going to try harder this season to get a few. I'm curious.

By: SwanLakeSambaGirl

SwanLakeSambaGirl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:19:47 +0000

Thanks Jose! I watched mainly from the screen nearest the entrance to the auditorium. I started out with everyone else (there were about 10 people) at the other one, the one near the ticket windows (there are two screens in the main lobby) but it got so noisy with all the people wandering up to look at opera brochures, etc., that I moved to the other screen. You have to stand though — that's another problem. If you try to sit on the bench, it's too far back and the dancers look like tiny moving figures.

I can't wait for next season either! Thank you for reading my blog.

By: jose

jose — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:34:25 +0000

Very interesting and funny take on the end of the season.I could not wait for next season. BTW,which TV did you watch the performance?The one near the boxoffice?And do they actually show the entire live performance?The last time i was late for a performance was when they still had a small B and W tv inside the theatre,not outside.

By: Philip

Philip — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:23:36 +0000

In the 'old days' tickets were torn when you entered the Met. You kept the stubs. If you decided to leave mid-performance, you would take a door check on your way out. Then if there was someone wanting to go in you gave them both the ticket stub and the door check and they could go in.

Recently the Met started using tickets with a bar-code which is scanned when you enter the theatre. If you go out during intermission, you take a door check so you can get back in. But if you are not coming back and you give your actual tickets to people hoping to get in, the ticket-taker will scan them when the 'new' ticket-holder tries to enter and it will show that they've already been used once.

I have never understood why a ticket is non-transferable. If someone buys a ticket and decides not to stay, why should it matter if he lets someone else use it to watch the rest of the show? The seat has already been paid for; what difference does it make whose butt is in it?

BTW, the opera hardly ever sells out these days.

By: NatalieP

NatalieP — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:54:44 +0000

Thank you for this post! I think the Dvorovenko/Bolle pairing is a very exciting one and look forward to seeing it develop more.