Elizabeth – Wagner really outdid himself with Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Everyone knows Wagner is long; longer than most other operas. But Meistersinger’s season premiere began at 6pm and ended at 12:10am. I requested special dispensation from work to make the curtain time and dressed as though I was flying to London (because I may as… [Read More]
Cancellations and Opera Cosplay: The Richard Tucker Foundation Gala 2014
Elizabeth – Sunday night I attended my first Richard Tucker Foundation Gala, but first we got warmed up with drinks at the Empire Hotel with about 30 students, donors and fans of a certain baritone. We arrived at Lincoln Center with our entourage and watched opera fans greeting one another and meeting favorite singers. Of course,… [Read More]
Six Characters in Search of a Murder: Two Boys at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – Settling in to our seats for Two Boys, the first night of OPERA America’s National Opera Week, Shawn and I were playing with our iPhones when an older usher came over and told us politely, yet firmly, that we were not allowed to use our iPhones in the theater, only the lobby. I… [Read More]
