On December 22, at the Shijiazhuang Grand Theater, after the performance of the Royal Belgian Philharmonic Orchestra, many audiences shouted "refund" and complained that the performance was too "watery".
On December 23, Shijiazhuang Grand Theater was released.
Apologize and initiate the refund process.
The reporter's inquiry found that the orchestra was originally scheduled for the 23rd.
The performance at the Qiaoshan Cultural Center in Foshan was also cancelled.
Shout about refunds!Many netizens complained that it was too "watery".
On December 22, at the Shijiazhuang Grand Theater in Hebei Province, at the end of the 2024 New Year's ** performance of the Royal Belgian Philharmonic Orchestra, many audiences shouted "refund".
Many netizens complained on social platforms that the ** will be too "watery", the ticket inspection and performance time are postponed, and the repertoire is repeated and there is a number of make-ups, "like a farce, very ridiculous".
On December 22, the Royal Belgian Philharmonic Orchestra withdrew with the sound of "refund" from the audience. **Screenshots.
An audience member told reporters that the ticket check-in time was delayed that night, the orchestra was late for the performance, and some solos were performed in front, "thinking it was a warm-up, but it ended up performing for half an hour."
The audience member said that the official performance time of the evening was relatively short, and the performance skipped a lot of teaser tracks, and there was a repeating piece at the end. During the performance, some audience members expressed their dissatisfaction, and many audience members shouted for ticket refunds after the performance.
Another audience member said that he was attracted by the information of the show and brought his family to see it, but the experience was terrible.
It is reported that on December 22, the orchestra was at the Shijiazhuang Grand Theater.
Tickets range from 180 yuan to 580 yuan.
*The whistle (pseudonym) of the performance said that he sees many performances every year, especially this kind of New Year's party and ballet performance. After seeing the push of this performance on August 11 at the Shijiazhuang Grand Theater***, she bought an early bird ticket three months in advance.
The whistle said that he didn't know about this regiment before, and he didn't doubt it, because the interface was introduced to the sky, and it was a royal use, and it was 400 years old, and the ticket price was not cheap, divided into five gears: 80 180 280 380 580 yuan.
She bought two 380 yuan ones, discounted 532 yuan, and was on the very edge of the fourth row.
Ticket purchase record of the whistle. Figure: Courtesy of the interviewee.
Shijiazhuang Grand Theater apologizes:
Full refund. On December 23, Shijiazhuang Grand Theater issued an apology statement, saying:
After the Royal Belgian Philharmonic Orchestra entered China on the evening of December 19, due to the temperature difference was too large, some of the performers were seriously ill and unwell during the rehearsal on the second day, and they could not maintain the original performance of this performance.
We sincerely apologize to the audience who purchased tickets for the performance of this play, and have initiated the refund procedure to ensure that the refund is in place for each ticket purchaser, and the actual amount paid for the previous ticket purchase will be refunded in full.
Regarding the circulating on the Internet that the Royal Belgian Philharmonic Orchestra is a "water troupe", Shijiazhuang Grand Theater said that the orchestra is an officially certified symphony orchestra of Belgium, and the orchestra will represent Belgium at the EU Presidency Summit on January 9 next year.
The reporter inquired that the orchestra's performance at the Qiaoshan Cultural Center Theater in Foshan on December 23 was also cancelled.
A staff member of the Qiaoshan Cultural Center said that the cancellation of the performance was due to the orchestra's reasons, and that a refund would be given to each audience who purchased a ticket, and the refund is currently being processed.
Royal Orchestra?It is a local non-profit orchestra.
According to the promotional copy of the orchestra released by the Shijiazhuang Grand Theater, "the Royal Belgian Philharmonic Orchestra became the only European-level national court philharmonic orchestra in the Kingdom of Belgium with a history of more than 400 years after the independence of Belgium."
The orchestra is also "the only symphony orchestra in the Kingdom of Belgium to be selected as an EU-level royal orchestra," according to the promotional copy.
Poster of the performance of the Royal Belgian Philharmonic Orchestra.
The reporter asked whether the above information was real-time, and a person in charge of a cultural communication in Hebei, the organizer of this performance, said, "You can check the encyclopedia specifically, as an authoritative encyclopedia is more convincing than what I said."
The encyclopedia shows that the content of the Royal Belgian Philharmonic Orchestra is not much different from the above promotional copy, and the key figures such as the chief conductor are also similar to those released by the Shijiazhuang Grand Theater.
On the 25th, the reporter inquired about the foreign name of the Royal Belgian Philharmonic Orchestra on the poster, T Muziek Frascati, and found that the orchestra is a local non-profit orchestra established in 2007 in Leuven, Belgium. On the orchestra's official website and social media, there is no mention of "royal" or EU performances.
Introduction to the official website of the orchestra.
How can ordinary viewers identify "water masses"?
Towards the end of the year, there are many performances by various foreign groups, so how should ordinary audiences identify "water groups"?
Before watching a performance, be sure to check the original name of the orchestra to see if it has a professional performance season, what records it has released, what performances it has performed in, and what evaluations it has. In fact, as long as you know a foreign language, you can see it at a glance, but if you do your homework, it is very difficult to be deceived. Xu Yao said.
Industry insiders have summarized some ways to identify water masses::
First of all, the name of the water group likes to add a tall prefix, such as Germany, Austria, Vienna, Berlin, such as the name Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, and the porcelain royal, radio, philharmonic, etc.
Secondly, the propaganda poster has a strong 5-cent p picture style, which looks extremely shoddy.
The third is the theme of the meeting, the most popular New Year's party, which is rarely toured by famous European bands, because most of them have to perform in their own homes.
Fourth, when you find that you can't find the English name on the promotional poster of a certain orchestra, you can't find the performance**, or only the domestic performance**, then congratulations on finding a water group.
Finally, look at the conductor, the orchestra and the conductor complement each other, if the conductor of an orchestra has not heard or found no such person, then it is most likely also a water troupe. ”
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Synthesized from upstream news, Jiupai news, and netizen comments.
*: Guangzhou**.