Thomas Heilman wrote:

>What do you think of the idea that concertgoers these days attend concerts
>expecting some sort of psychotherapy session, some sort of cathartic
>experience? I am not saying I agree with this idea, but I have certainly
>heard it proposed.  And if this is true or an agreed-upon-truth, has this
>always been the case?

I don't know, but I recall Riccardo Muti once saying that concertgoers
(at least at La Scala) didn't understand music at all, and they attended
concerts just to show off a new suit.  Call it Italian style.

Roberto Strappafelci