"I Who Have Known You For So Long--I See the Pain in Your Eyes..."

[psalm_onethirtyone]

Something I noticed at the opera: people are beginning to go very underdressed. I mean, I am fully aware that I rather madly went through all my clothes until I found something I'd borrowed from Mum that was exceedingly fancy, and gold and black, and probably overdressed; but I like doing that. When I go to church, I consider it my privilege to be as crazy and extravagant as I'd like with my dresses, because I've no other real excuse to do so.

But really. I saw a woman wearing pink sweats. I saw a fellow wearing a sweater and jeans. Is this honestly what people wear to the opera now?

I understand that I am mad about clothes, yes; but I think even slacks and a somewhat fancy shirt can be entirely appropriate--but it is jeans with which we grace Puccini? Really? Come, world! We can do better!

Okay, that's all. *gets off soapbox* Having a snobby elitist moment there.

Comments

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

As to prom dresses, I have no idea what they are exactly, but anything that's so uncomfortable one cannot wear it for three hours to watch opera or move around in is inappropriate. One should just dress comfortably and perhaps semi-formally.

^^;;; I rather like pantyhose... only wore them yesterday for the first time in seven years, but...

[shawk.livejournal.com]

A woman down the row from me at La Boheme was wearing a tu-tu. That was fun when she tried to walk down the aisle past everyone to her seat.

I don't know what's wrong with people sometimes.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

*blinks* Um. Wow. Good God.

*pause* Ahh! You saw La Boheme! Oh, heavens, I am so insanely jealous! ;_;

[shawk.livejournal.com]

It was pink, too.

Yes, I saw it once in SF pre-Broadway, and then... um... 4 times in LA. What a wonderful production.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Woe is me! *envies madly* I've only ever seen the Metropolitain Opera VHS with James Morris as Colline (love). Our opera place isn't doing it again until I don't know when.

*sighs* At least I have Hoffman to comfort me.

[shawk.livejournal.com]

There is a DVD of Luhrmann's Australian production, and of course the CD from the Broadway production. I own the DVD but haven't managed to see it yet.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

You--you own the DVD and haven't watched it yet? O_O *splutters; dies*

[shawk.livejournal.com]

My real life exploded and I just haven't gotten around to it.

Damn real life. ;)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Real life is like the curse of the fannish class.

[shawk.livejournal.com]

It really is. Alas. Woe.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Woe, Woe, Woe.