Oct 22 2012
A Night at the Opera
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It was my first time seeing an opera. I had these grand expectations of everything in the theatre would fancy. I pictured fancy people with their fancy suits and dresses carrying around their binoculars walking around Lincoln Center trying to get to their seats. I had this stereotype of only the rich seeing the opera. There were these grand set of sets covered in red carpet and had gold railings. I was actually excited to be a part of this.
I am so lucky that in class we got to review what was going on in the play. The subtitles in front of the seat were very distracting. I wanted to be able to see the opera and yet understand it. It was unfortunate that the bar that had the screens of the subtitles was blocking my way of viewing the opera. So I had to strain my neck to see it. #short people problems
I loved the orchestra. The music was so lively and entertaining. It is also amazing how people were able to project their voice and still be heard from all the way in the highest row of this giant theatre. I actually loved the high pitched sounds of the children in the opera. My only critic would be the costumes. I wish leads of the play had more eye popping colors that would make them stick out like a sore thumb.
This was an unforgettable experience and I would love to see another opera.
Yeah, I also object to the costumes. I thought Prof. Davis said that we’d be blown away by Carmen’s red dress, but I don’t recall any amazing dress catching my eye…Come on, if we can’t understand what’s going on, at least give us something to look at!
We were too far up… i don’t even know who carmen was…
This was also my first time of seeing an Opera! I was also glad that the class got to review what was happening in the play. I didn’t even notice the subtitles in the play. I loved the music as well and was amazed how the actors could project their voices. What did you like most about the Opera? What could have made the Opera better?
I also had extremely high expectations and was actually quite surprised by some of the people I saw. The costumes did make it hard to differentiate characters, I did know the bald was the captain and then the black haired guy was Carmen’s lover. The subtitles were a distraction especially when we already read it.