The boss of the English National Opera says he wants to see “rowdy” teenagers in the audience at the London Coliseum as he unveiled a scheme offering them free tickets.
The company will give anyone under 18 free entry to its balcony seats for the Saturday night performances of its spring 2019 season.
ENO chief executive Stuart Murphy said: “We were founded on the belief that opera is for everyone. Removing cost as a barrier to entry for under-18s is a seismic leap forward for ENO and for opera as a whole, and we hope to entice as many under-18s as possible, from the musically obsessed, to the just plain curious.
"We want young audiences to feel alternately passionate, rowdy, excited and transfixed."
As many as 5,500 tickets could be given away in the scheme. Productions include La bohème and The Magic Flute.
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