The Metropolitan Opera's foray into dynamic ticket pricing this season had an unintended consequence: After the company hiked prices for many seats, attendance dipped.

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The Welsh National Opera has already said it will cut its ticket prices as a result of the increased seating capacity at the WMC, compared to their present base at Cardiff's New Theatre.

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His time at the Royal Opera House saw access to performances widened through nationwide big screen relays, the introduction of special low-price ticket schemes and the purchase of a DVD company, Opus Arte, to distribute recordings globally.

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