Jim and I went to the Opera tonight. I am surprised to say that Jim was the one who was excited about the production and found I was the one who was dragging the feet. Don't get me wrong, I like opera have been found on occasion, listening to opera music. In fact I played it quite a bit for Jackie when she was a baby (It was about the only thing that could drown out her colic and get her to stop screaming.) But tonight I was tired and just wanted to climb into bed. I was also afraid I would not understand the story, thus leaving me bored and fighting to stay awake. But when we arrived I was happily surprised to see they had subtitles! It made it very enjoyable!
We watched the production "Carmen". I always find myself surprised at the twists and morals at the end of any old story. In the beginning I'm always in awe at the idea that I'm watching a story that has been told and performed for thousands of people have for over a hundred years and then at the end I seem to find myself turning my head and going, "huh. That was, huh." So I guess too sum up what I learned from Carmen I will have to borrow the wise, wise lyrics of Jimmy Soul:
"If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife!
As for my personal point of view,
Get an ugly girl to marry you!"
Thursday, January 14, 2010
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