Should audiences be allowed to take drinks into classical concerts? Please vote in the poll at the top of the sidebar to the left. You can only vote once and polling closes at 1am on 11 February. Thanks for your feedback, and I look forward to the results with interest!
3 comments:
Hi,
I've voted, and I voted yes. However that isn't the whole story, I think there should be venues that are more relaxed than the traditional concert halls, thus giving people the choice to go to a concert with a more informal atmosphere. But I also think that allowing drinks in an auditorium could cause a disturbance for some patrons and so there should be the choice to go to a more traditional venue too. If both types of venue were financially viable then I think the public should get the choice.
N.
It's the location that concerns me more. I love a more casual thing goin' on ... but in a really nice concert hall I am concerned about spills. And sticky floors! I'd hate for the concert halls to start feeling (literally ... I'm talking the floors and seats) like the movie theaters I rarely enter. :-)
I guess I'll vote yes, if we're just talking about the "distraction" (which I don't really get bugged by).
For light music it doesn't matter, but during serious pieces? Oh HELL no! Having to endure people rattling cough drop wrappers makes me feel homicidal enough, thank you very much. Can you imagine what it would be like being forced to listen to people guzzling, gurgling and swilling their way through the quiet passages in Mahler...?
Agh. No respect.
Post a Comment