Quite. I might mention that, in the last couple of years, I have enjoyed the concert performances of some rarely-performed operas such as Puccini's Edgar and Tchaikovsky's Oprichnik (with English translations of libretti shown on an electronic display) that have been given at Cadogan Hall. The course of the action is easy to follow and the music and its performance can be concentrated on without the distraction of incongruous images (courtesy of some trendy producer who thinks he/she understands the work better than the original creators) being presented to the eye. What is regrettable in such latter cases is that the quality of the musical performance is often (although there are exceptions) of a very acceptable or even high standard.
Regarding ticket prices, I could perhaps stretch to buying decent seats but mostly cannot see the point if I am to it there listening to mediocre singing and either grinding my teeth or yawning at the imbecility of the production.
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