Baltimore and Seattle make $1 million from opening concert
mainAnd they must be praying this will continue throughout the season.
The Baltimore Symphony scored heavily with the black-tie crowd thanks to a rare appearance by Itzhak Perlman in the Mendelssohn concerto.
Seattle made $920,000+ thanks to having Bill Gates in the audience and Joyce DiDonato on stage.
Third best were Houston, at $730,000, with Sir Ben Kingsley narrating Peter and the Wolf. The last-named was kept well away from the door.
==rare appearance by Itzhak Perlman
No, not at all. Mr Perlman is extremely active in US
Not in concerto, and not in Baltimore
My son attended the Baltimore performance. Said he played amazingly. No surprise there.