Letters:Papering over empty seats

Thursday 24 October 1996 23:02 BST

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Sir: When I was a student nurse in London between 1950 and 1953, the first thing one did at lunch time was to go to the porter's lodge in the nurses' home and see what tickets were available for that night. I heard many orchestras and soloists (Casals is the one I remember most), and saw umpteen plays and musicals for free. Strangely enough, I never remember there being any tickets for opera.

BRENDA WILLIAMS

Stourport-on-Severn,

Worcestershire

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