I love the opera. I didn’t always like it,but when I actually saw a live performance, I was hooked. If you like classical music, and have never been to an opera, I strongly encourage you to go!
I haven’t been able to go for years, except a recent performance by the UW Opera. The other night, I finally tried out the Metropolitan Opera HD broadcast at a local movie theater. For an opera fan, this is something like watching a sporting event on a HUGE screen! You can see everything, and the sound was phenomenal. It is a real bargain seeing some of the top singers in the world on the big screen. (It was unfortunate that 90 percent of the audience was at least as old as me.) This is the first time I have seen an opera this way, but it won’t be the last.
I saw a rebroadcast of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, which had been transmitted live earlier. The operas are transmitted live in HD with an audience at the Met about once or twice a month, and then rebroadcast a few days later. Coming up soon are The Barber of Seville and Carmen plus several others. You can find out which operas will be broadcast and when at the Metropolitan Opera’s HD link. You can also see video previews from links on the same page. If you want to go with me, let me know.
