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| re: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a bit hit for The Met | |
| Posted by: bsturtle 03:02 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
| In reply to: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a bit hit for The Met - Singapore/Fling 12:17 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
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| I'd love to know if rush was actually offered tonight, and if not - why. I had the same experience as you. From what I understand, the rush is part of a grant program and they guarantee 200 per performance, except gala nights. So what's the deal here? |
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| re: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a bit hit for The Met | |
| Posted by: 37Rubydog 04:42 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a bit hit for The Met - bsturtle 03:02 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
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| Long time same-day ticket Met ticket person here. The regular same-day $25 program unfortunately is "up to" 100 (or maybe more) tickets -- they tend to go really quickly - as in a few minutes. If you get a sold out screen - keep refreshing and you might get a chance to buy, but in my experience it's almost impossible for hot performances. The good news is that they will likely record it for PBS and/or Met on Demand. They did it with a number of performances in 2019. | |
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| re: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a bit hit for The Met | |
| Posted by: bsturtle 05:17 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a bit hit for The Met - 37Rubydog 04:42 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
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| Okay, I guess the original grant that guaranteed 200 per performance is gone, alas. The articles I found were from 2012-14, so it must've expired. | |
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| re: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a bit hit for The Met | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 05:51 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a bit hit for The Met - bsturtle 05:17 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
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| Varis died several years ago. Other donors have stepped in to keep the program running, but it's not exactly the same as it was when she was guaranteeing the balance on those 200 tickets. | |
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| re: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a big hit for The Met | |
| Last Edit: Singapore/Fling 03:30 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 03:29 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a bit hit for The Met - bsturtle 03:02 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
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| Rush was definitely not offered for tonight. I hit refresh on my browser right at noon, and it was marked as Sold Out. I also had trouble with rush earlier this week: I kept being told that rush seats were available but when I attempted to add a ticket to my cart, the system either crashed or told me my cart was empty. I tried this for like 20 minutes before rush was officially marked as Sold Out. That day, I was on my phone on the subway, so bad service might have been part of the issue, but I got the sense that their website was being dysfunctional (I've snagged rush before on my phone on the subway). Their rush page does note that they don't offer rush for every performance and that they reserve the right to change their policy and/or end the rush offer at any point. I also don't think it's ever been 200 seats... maybe 20? In any event, I've never had trouble getting rush in the past. |
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| re: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a big hit for The Met | |
| Posted by: bsturtle 03:52 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: "Fire Shut up in My Bones" looks like a big hit for The Met - Singapore/Fling 03:29 pm EDT 10/08/21 | |
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| I didn't notice the bit that they don't offer for every performance, BUT it was definitely 200 at one point. It was a gift from Agnes Varis, something like 2-3 million dollars. It used to be touted as "200 $25 tickets in the orchestra to every performance". Maybe that's changed since it was first started, but it was most definitely 200. I wish they would've just put on the page that rush wouldn't be offered tonight, rather than making people sit there, ready to go, and then just winding up disappointed. |
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