By Anne Midgette.

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The most hysterical response is reserved for Gelb’s statement that opera audiences are declining. In recent weeks, articles and blogs and Facebook posts have repeatedly said that Gelb is lying: opera attendance is just fine, because look, the Chicago Lyric Opera had a banner year this year! This view represents an alarming level of wilful denial. Audience decline has been an ongoing problem for orchestras and opera companies at the very least throughout the current new century.

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Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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