BPO makes the Beatles classically fun

The idea of combining orchestras and tribute acts has an undeniable fiscal symmetry based on nostalgia and the need to generate cash. Orchestras bring people into their venues who wouldn't normally attend one of their classical concerts, and tribute acts get to add a high-class cultural line to their promotional material. The orchestra sells tickets, the visitors sell trinkets and, provided the show satisfies the folks who filled the seats, everybody goes home happy.

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