Intensity of Classical Musical Participation. Distinction through Attendance of Classical Concerts, Operas and Ballets amongst Opera House Visitors
Intensity of Classical Musical Participation. Distinction through Attendance of Classical Concerts, Operas and Ballets amongst Opera House Visitors

Summary/Abstract: The topic of classical music taste has been widely discussed in the sociology of cultural inequalities. Most analyses have considered the classical genre a single unit and have often focused on the socioeconomic and sociodemographic characteristics of audiences, without seriously addressing motives for attending. In this paper, we present a statistical analysis of data collected by an institution that offers a full program of classical music in Santiago (Chile). Classical concerts, operas and ballets are examined separately. Using linear regression models of intensity of attendance, we explore socioeconomic and sociodemographic variables, along with a diversity of motivations for attendance as explanatory factors. Results demonstrate that classical concerts, operas and ballets are different phenomena. Acknowledging the significant effects of age and sex, motives for attendance are also found to play a prominent role in all the statistical explanations, but they all differ in their impact across the three classical subgenres.

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