Number of opera and ballet halls on rise

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜ?K) has released its report on figures for the performing arts, noting that the number of opera and ballet halls increased by 16.7 percent over the last four seasonsThe number of opera and ballet halls increased by 25 percent compared to the previous season in 
2013-2014 to reach 15, while the number of seats increased 51.8 percent to 10,288, according to a new Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜ?K) report on Opera, Ballet, Orchestra, Choir and Group Statistics. 

Accordingly, six orchestras, 13 choirs and nine groups were affiliated last year with the Directorate of Fine Arts in Turkey. 

The number of opera and ballet halls increased by 16.7 percent in the last four seasons, while the number of seats showed an increase of 102.6 percent. 

However, in comparison with the 2012-2013 season, the number of works staged in opera and ballet halls decreased by 19.7 percent to 188 in the 2013-2014 season. The number of national works staged in opera and ballet halls decreased by 19.7 while the number of foreign works decreased by 19.6 percent. 

In the same term, the number of opera and ballet viewers increased by 6.7 percent to hit 400,420. 

Audience figures, meanwhile, also dropped with spectator numbers for national works decreasing 16 percent and numbers for foreign works plummeting 38.9 percent year on year.

 
Decrease in orchestra viewer numbers

In the 2013-2014 season, 412 artists worked for the orchestras affiliated with the General Directorate of Fine Arts, 41.3 percent of whom were women. 

The number of shows made by the orchestras did not change in comparison to the previous season, coming in at 212. However, the number of viewers saw a 7.5...