Attendance at theater events in Italy rose significantly in 2022 compared to the first two years of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but remained below pre-pandemic levels. While admissions at theater shows totaled nearly 15 million in 2019, they declined to less than five million in 2020, then bounced back to more than 11 million in 2022. That year, attendance at opera shows was around 1.7 million, decreasing from roughly 2.5 million in 2019.
Attendance at theater events in Italy from 2019 to 2022, by segment (in 1,000s)
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Italian Society of Authors and Publishers. (October 10, 2023). Attendance at theater events in Italy from 2019 to 2022, by segment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/545890/stage-show-admissions-and-attendances-by-sector-italy/
Italian Society of Authors and Publishers. "Attendance at theater events in Italy from 2019 to 2022, by segment (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/545890/stage-show-admissions-and-attendances-by-sector-italy/
Italian Society of Authors and Publishers. (2023). Attendance at theater events in Italy from 2019 to 2022, by segment (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/545890/stage-show-admissions-and-attendances-by-sector-italy/
Italian Society of Authors and Publishers. "Attendance at Theater Events in Italy from 2019 to 2022, by Segment (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/545890/stage-show-admissions-and-attendances-by-sector-italy/
Italian Society of Authors and Publishers, Attendance at theater events in Italy from 2019 to 2022, by segment (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/545890/stage-show-admissions-and-attendances-by-sector-italy/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Attendance at theater events in Italy from 2019 to 2022, by segment (in 1,000s) [Graph], Italian Society of Authors and Publishers, October 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/545890/stage-show-admissions-and-attendances-by-sector-italy/