Gelb’s Ring was box-office poison: the stats

Gelb’s Ring was box-office poison: the stats

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norman lebrecht

July 02, 2014

The Wall Street Journal has been analysing the Met’s box-office take on recent productions. The widely-scorned and technically faulty Wagner Ring cycle, staged by Robert LePage, bombed on its return run, achieving just 48 percent of sales potential for Siegfried and 58% across the entire cycle, according to the WSJ.

‘We were up against Ring cycles all over the world that season,’ bleated the Met, a feeble excuse.

Full story and more stats here. UPDATE comparison here.

Wagners Das Rheingold Metropolitan Opera 2010

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