At first, she was paid only thirty pesos plus food per performance.

Orchestras are regularly playing to 1,500 people per performance rather than the 1,200 of 10 years ago.

Her performances usually lasted around two hours and she received up to $10,000 per performance.

Concert attendance ranged from 50 - 70,000 people per performance.

The top fee at the Metropolitan is $8,000 per performance (rising to $9,000 next year).

Eddy's concert fee rose from $500 to $10,000 per performance.

More than 95 colleges, universities and acting programs were offered the chance to buy 125 student seats per performance.

Only 200 people will be allowed per performance to protect the delicate structure.

As for the principals, they will average $1,000 per performance.

The first is the average attendance per performance at the 25 largest ballet companies, which has declined from 2,400 in 1992 to 1,997 last year.