The Rome opera house's audience
has increased in 2016, according to a Doxa survey commissioned
by the opera house's foundation directed by Carlo Fuortes
published on Wednesday.
The study registered a growing number of young people, in
equal parts men and women, and stressed that 42% of those who
went to the theater were newcomers.
Overall, the vast majority had a university degree (72%) and
a job (68%), according to the poll.
Only 17% were pensioners.
A reported 30% were between the ages of 15 and 40, 39% were
aged 41 to 60 and 31% were over 60.
The survey also found that 13% of theater goers were foreign
tourists.
Ticket sales grew 35.8% from 2014 to 2015 and further
increased by 11.2% in 2016, totaling 11.6 million euros.
Theater goers reportedly rose 28.2% for a total of 242,800
people while season tickets grew 29.7% for a total of 3,915
subscriptions.
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