A Night At The Opera

[gwynng]

qwynng, you must have had waaaay better seats than us. I have been able to see the moon at other performances but we were in the nosebleeds for this performance, at almost $300 per couple!

Back to the opera:

Gordontaos, I did have good seats that night, but it was MANY years ago and things were a lot more affordable then. Opera tix were priced such that even a lad in his twenties, working as a paste-up artist at an ad agency could wrangle an occasional orchestra seat. Ah, the days when you could go to sit in the nosebleeds in Denver for around $6.00 (that is if you bought the WHOLE season for a whopping $18.00). But then Opera Colorado hadn't yet built the big opera house and was performing in the round at the symphony hall. Not ideal for staging. I digress, but imagine a Tosca trying to leap from Castel San Angelo when the stage is nearly the lowest point in the entire house...solution, she shot herself!

Looks like you had an amazing night.

[gordontaos]

Champagne, starry sky, balmy evening weather, culture, great food, beautiful women that are elegantly dressed...Yes, it was an amazing night.