Stalls or dress circle for English National Opera at the London Coliseum?
Jan 12th, 2006, 12:14 PM
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Stalls or dress circle for English National Opera at the London Coliseum?
I'm thinking of attending an English National Opera performance of "Sir John in Love" when I'm in London in March. Right now, the ENO's website is offering me what look like good single seats in both the stalls or the dress circle for the performance I have in mind (an eighth row aisle seat in the stalls, or a dead-center, first-row seat in the dress circle).
Can anyone who has attended opera performances at the Coliseum advise as to the relative advantages and disadvantages of seats in the stalls and the dress circle? Thanks.
Can anyone who has attended opera performances at the Coliseum advise as to the relative advantages and disadvantages of seats in the stalls and the dress circle? Thanks.
Jan 12th, 2006, 05:40 PM
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Thanks, vcl. At the current dollar-to-pound exchange rate, the ticket prices are pretty steep, so it's good to know about the half-price option, and also that the stalls seat would be a good one if I decide to splurge and buy in advance.
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Aisle seat: first dibs on the interval ice-creams and loo-break
Dress circle front row centre seat: great view. But the rake can be a bit vertiginous for some.
The TKTS option would be a gamble on whether the ENO has tickets to spare on the day. I would guess that this won't be a hot ticket, but you can't be sure. I see there is a promotion involving Sky TV fro which you have to ring their special hotline (which is presumably so they can sell you a subscription, and therefore for UK residents, but who knows?). And ENO usually have some balcony seats held for sale on the day - cheap but not specially comfortable (and very steep, geographically speaking).
Dress circle front row centre seat: great view. But the rake can be a bit vertiginous for some.
The TKTS option would be a gamble on whether the ENO has tickets to spare on the day. I would guess that this won't be a hot ticket, but you can't be sure. I see there is a promotion involving Sky TV fro which you have to ring their special hotline (which is presumably so they can sell you a subscription, and therefore for UK residents, but who knows?). And ENO usually have some balcony seats held for sale on the day - cheap but not specially comfortable (and very steep, geographically speaking).
