Baltimore’s Cut-Price Plan Off To A Flying Start

The Baltimore Symphony’s decision to slash all its subscription ticket prices to $25 for Marin Alsop’s first season as music director is already paying off in a big way. “When the box office opened last Saturday morning, about 150 people were already in line at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, ready to snap up the tickets. [Alsop] was on hand to give out doughnuts to the eager subscribers.”