Last night, I returned to the New York City Opera ( where the opera madness began) for their production of Madame Butterfly. Pathetically, it didn't take long for me to realize that I have become spoiled ( Read more... )

Requested from mariavii:

Comment with the words "Top Ten" or "Top Five" (or something in between) and I will reply with a subject for which you will generate a top ten or top five (or something in between) list. Post the list and instructions in your own journal.

Here are my . . . Top 5 Things You Refrained From Saying to Fellow Theatre/Opera-Goers

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What do you get when you cross a Broadway musical with Riverdance? The Pirate Queen, of course.
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After saying I wouldn't go, I ended up going to see Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg after all. And what's more, I enjoyed it! All six hours of it! ;P ( Read more... )

Dear Wagner, I would love to give one of your operas a try. I've heard so much about you. Mostly, scary things. But your opera? It is six hours long. *stare* That's almost an entire work day! That's riding the train to from Richmond to NYC! That's . . . a lot of hours! My butt would go numb trying to sit through your opera. So now I will ( Read more... )

Renee Fleming is performing for the first time as Tatiana in the Met's production of Eugene Onegin. Every performance has been sold out for ages, so I called last week to see if there would be any rush tickets available (orchestra seating) and was told that only tonight's performance would have them. So I decided to leave work early and try my ( Read more... )

"Great Performances at the Met" continues with I Puritani on Thursday, February 15 at 9:00 p.m.

I saw this one in person and highly recommend it. Anna Netrebko! Need I say more?

Also, would I be crazy to try and purchase tickets now to see The Pirate Queen when it opens next month? My instincts tell me I should. Playbill.com is offering half- ( Read more... )

It's been a very BLAH sort of week. Very little has brought a smile to my face and I'm so glad it's Friday as this has felt like one of the longest weeks ever. I think it's a combination of things:

1. The cold weather makes it very difficult to go outside in the morning when all you want to do is cuddle in bed. Brrrrrrrrrr.
   
2. The same work day in ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I went to see Wicked. I didn't know much about the musical prior to seeing it - was not familiar with its music at all - but I had heard of its story and of all the wonderful reviews people had given it, which is what made me really want to see this musical. And now, I'll add my raves into the hat. I loved it ( Read more... )

When I returned on Monday from my weekend trip home, I found myself a tad homesick. Returning is, in my opinion, always the hardest part about weekend trips home. Feeling bummed at work, I decided to cheer myself up by giving myself something to look forward to, so that night I hoofed it up to the Lincoln Center and bought a ticket to tonight's ( Read more... )