tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851616.post6629601672447750117..comments2023-09-12T11:16:57.372-04:00Comments on Likely Impossibilities: European festivals for procrastinatorsMicaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17424063023952527613noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851616.post-16737051817859818722012-03-27T05:33:13.801-04:002012-03-27T05:33:13.801-04:00I understand there were 20,000 applications for th...I understand there were 20,000 applications for the Ring Cycles, so over-subscibed x 5. What I find difficult to accept in Munich is that the scalpers, hotels and agencies always seem to have allocations.Perhaps,more transparency should be forced on them in the same way as has happened with Bayreuth, given the level of public subsidy they receive.Vecchio Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687814424223347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851616.post-50787219580568123052012-03-25T17:45:53.442-04:002012-03-25T17:45:53.442-04:00yes, but booking day only happens maybe 20 tims a ...yes, but booking day only happens maybe 20 tims a year, it's silly to pay for server that don't get used 98% of the time. And the waiting room trickels down sales a bit for people who cannot be on the spot at the exact time :-) But i am sure the solution they are working on will give some relief in terms of waiting room. And then probably some people will want it back. I think we opera fans have a general problem with accepting that for the most popular shows demand will always far outweigh the ticket offer and thus there is no system in the world to make us all happy :-) I can only hope the new one at the ROH will keep me as happy as they have until now ;-)))Haricleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550284403833944770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851616.post-60709128616676254772012-03-25T10:35:20.397-04:002012-03-25T10:35:20.397-04:00I think what makes the Waiting Room soooo annoying...I think what makes the Waiting Room soooo annoying to me is that it's a simple problem that just shouldn't happen--they should just get enough damn servers that they can handle the traffic. (On a booking day you get stuck in the waiting room even if you just want to check something on the website, not even buy tickets.) The Munich system is very far from ideal but changing it would mean tinkering with a lot of old traditions and IT changes much more extensive than just upping the capacity.Micaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424063023952527613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851616.post-89791461945911585922012-03-24T12:44:19.602-04:002012-03-24T12:44:19.602-04:00Hm... i actually strongly approve of the waiting r...Hm... i actually strongly approve of the waiting room, once you are in, plenty of time to sort out seats and there is no risk or very little of it of clicking on seats that are already booked and so on, it avoids the site being overloaded etc. Wheras i hate the BSO system in every way possible. They are rude and customer service has not yet been invented there. There is no control over how many seats come on sale and how they do their "allocation" on preordered tickets and i have even on the odd chance of getting something, no control over where i sit and exactly what price i pay, which always ends up with a combination of too expensive for my taste and too bad a view. Which never happens to me at the ROH for example. But i think we all have our preferences as to how we want ticket sales to work. I personally prefer to be in control of seat choice and price. Salzburg i found somewhat better than Munich, their staff at least is much friendlier and forthcoming and one can inquire and find out things.Haricleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550284403833944770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851616.post-55761604411948885652012-03-24T06:32:26.676-04:002012-03-24T06:32:26.676-04:00Lucky you to get Munich Ring tickets, I waited 7 w...Lucky you to get Munich Ring tickets, I waited 7 weeks and then nichts. I am going to try again for the January 2013 Cycles.Vecchio Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687814424223347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851616.post-75881536822001074332012-03-24T04:34:23.035-04:002012-03-24T04:34:23.035-04:00You will be thrilled to hear that the waiting room...You will be thrilled to hear that the waiting room at the ROH is on its way out... http://www.roh.org.uk/news/our-new-website-an-update-on-progressGavin Plumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367649538228383713noreply@blogger.com