Dress code in continental opera houses?

[Stanfordian]

It's stange how it does vary slightly between opera houses for operas or gala orchestra concerts. But for those people that like to merge in with the rest. I never see men in formal wear. In Dresden nearly all men wear smart jacket and trousers (even smart jeans) or lounge suits with shirt, tie and shoes. I virtually never see tee-shirts and trainers. When trying to enter the auditorium I was once told to take off a nylon rail jacket and take it to the cloakroom. In Berlin some people wear more casual clothing but many wear smart such as Dresden.The Deutsche Oper men are a touch smarter than the Berliner Staatsoper and Komische Oper. At the Munich opera houses most men smart wear as in Dresden. A woman in a long dress at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin as the only one stood out like a sore thumb.

[visualnickmos]

Glyndebourne are sticklers for 'smart' I remember......

[Flosshilde]

Not many wear it to concerts, do they?

In my experience a lot of women wear it everywhere - even in the supermarket

(to be even-handed so do some men)

[Flosshilde]

smart jacket and trousers (even smart jeans)

I hope that doesn't mean jeans ironed with creases :shudder:

[Stanfordian]

I hope that doesn't mean jeans ironed with creases :shudder:

I'm just explaining what most people generally wear. I think most people would understand what smart jeans are i.e. not distressed or with holes, that sort of thing. On the other hand if people want to wear what want then fair enough; if they dont mind standing out. I takkling more about the convention in the opera house rather than being obligatory. It's rather like the only woman to wear a long dress at the Deutsche Oper (with fur stole). She may have loved being the only one wearing that type of formal wear on the other hand she may have been mortified.

Re: the Glyndebourne Festival. This type of information about dress convention may prove most useful to some but I can imagine others being repelled by it all: http://www.glyndebourne.com/your-visit/what-to-wear/

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Glyndebourne are sticklers for 'smart' I remember......

The (expensive) Festival Opera, yes - the Touring Opera (on home ground) will let all sorts in - even me with my ironed jeans and sandals with socks.