Is it true you can now get to relatively cheap tickets for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

A. Yes, tickets start from as low as �3 to �10 on Fridays and Saturdays and �4 to �12 on other days of the week.

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Q. What is being done to ensure that tickets remain affordable

A. The Royal Opera House has just announced that it is freezing the price of its cheapest seats and it will not be increasing the cost of the most expensive seats by any more than �5.

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So, over 50% of seats will sell for less than �50 and 2,100 seats will cost �28 or less, this includes tickets for operas starring big name players such as Luciano Pavarotti. Meanwhile, almost 900 seats for all Royal Ballet performances will cost �11 or less.

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Q. What has brought about this change to make the Royal Opera House suddenly more accessible to 'the man on the street'

A. The Royal Opera House's executive director Tony Hall explains: 'We are looking at ways of making some of our ticket prices more affordable for more people. In a new initiative we are extending the lower Friday and Saturday prices for every evening performance of three opera productions; The Bartered Bride, the double bill of Duke Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung and The Turn of the Screw. The prices for these operas will range from �3 to �90.'

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The number of performances per season for opera and ballet has also risen, from 256 to 272. Hall says 'it will give people 'more chances to see what we do.'

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Q. What is being performed this season

A. Pavorotti is appearing in Tosca in what could be his farewell performance. Domingo will be in The Queen of Spades and Bryn Terfel. To check out what else is on go to the�Royal Opera House website.

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