 About one in five, however, did not attend a live opera performance in the previous two years, with some being completely new to opera and attending because of curiosity about it.The majority claimed to equally enjoy broadcast and live opera, and more than half stated they would "very likely" attend an opera performance at the Met if visiting New York.A 2011 University of British Columbia thesis found that ""Live in HD" does not at present cannibalize the local live opera audience ... [but] There is no evidence that [it] generates more live opera attendance or brings new audiences into local opera houses".