"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

[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.