Pablo Massa writes, in reply to a posting by Denis Fodor:

>You would get surprised of the success of some concert programs.  A couple
>years ago, there was an evening program at Teatro Colon (here in Buenos
>Aires) by the Experimental Center of Opera and Ballet.  They offered
>Monteverdi's "Il Combattimento..." and Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire" in
>the same concert.  There wasn't a single ticket available a week before
>the event. ...

Not all that surprising.  It happens from time to time, especially when
sponsored by a group that's not responsible for the regular repertoire of
the house.  What would surprise me is if someone claimed this to be normal
practice in the big houses, the Teatro Colon included.

Denis Fodor