Well, Ed, I'm into opera as well as ballet! I only really started going about 4 years ago when my second son was studying GSCE Music so I took him along to Carmen, and things have just gone on since then.

What I've never understood, though is why opera is round about 30% more expensive than ballet, at least where I go. I'm comparing the same seats in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for example.

Anyone care to explain that?