What do I think of when the word Opera comes to mind? I think of overweight men and women, extremely loud vocals, the late Luciano Pavarotti, and the Barber of Seville, just to name a few. However, the opera showed me that this presumption is false. The Lincoln Center theatre was absolutely magnificent as were our seats. The entire audience dressed up accommodatingly and respectfully as they were all dressed in suits and dresses. The scenery of the opera was fairly similar throughout but very realistic and believable.

           I'm not the biggest fan of classical music so I was not enthusiastic about the performance, but I do hold an appreciation and respect for the performers and their abilities to play such difficult music. To me classical music, especially being a string quartet, has a peaceful and soothing sound to it. It places me in a relaxing atmosphere where I can forget about everything and just stare at the performers and follow the bows move against the strings to create the beautiful music.