【時報訊】全國經濟不景氣，一片低迷之際，聖路易不忘對聖路易交響樂團的支持和喜愛。日前聖路易交響樂團舉行社區會議，對外公佈包括財務狀況在內之營運現況和發展，令人驚訝的是，在8月30日截止之聖路易交響樂團2010會計年度中，佔該團所有盈餘80%之售票所得為650萬元，比去年上升16%，售票數也比去年上升10%，參與交響樂團在表演前之事前之演出現場人數則增加了9%。
Ticket Sale Revenue Rises 16% For SLSO
The most important part of Wednesday night's St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Town Hall meeting might just be the financials that make great art possible. The SLSO completed its 2010 fiscal year on Aug. 30 with ticket sales, which account for 80 percent of earned revenue, at almost $6.5 million, an increase of 16 percent. Tickets sold were up more than 10 percent, and the per-concert attendance increased by more than 9 percent. |
