I mean, it's a great way for rich people to become poor people. I do laugh a little at some upper-class twit putting 14 hours a day practice to earn 30k a year as 4th desk Viola player.
Less so these days. Most retired classical musicians (ones who retired after a long career) I know grew up fairly well off but now scape a living off of lessons. Admittedly the ones I know skew Vocalist, and they've always been poorer.
But the ones who had their debut during the golden days of Opera in the 50s-early 60s do have some of that. Parties at people's estates with footmen serving up drugs on platters.
I mean, it's a great way for rich people to become poor people. I do laugh a little at some upper-class twit putting 14 hours a day practice to earn 30k a year as 4th desk Viola player.
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Less so these days. Most retired classical musicians (ones who retired after a long career) I know grew up fairly well off but now scape a living off of lessons. Admittedly the ones I know skew Vocalist, and they've always been poorer.
But the ones who had their debut during the golden days of Opera in the 50s-early 60s do have some of that. Parties at people's estates with footmen serving up drugs on platters.