We went to The Temple last night, the Metropolitan Opera. They put on a stunning performance of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, one cast member exceeding the other, set on a very clever revolving stage. The other thing that stunned us was that the place was about half full. People sitting by us said it was Covid and all the major venues were still well off peak.
An episode in the struggle to keep Ellie's taste in music somewhere above Jo Jo Siwa and Taylor Swift. The Metropolitan Opera shows live and recorded productions in local theaters. Mrs. C and I attend occasionally. On Saturday an abridged version of Mozart's The Magic Flute was on offer, two hours and performed in English. The kid has liked the Queen of the Night's arias and Papageno/Papagena since she was a tot so we went together. She liked it so much she wants to go to the full opera when it is produced here in the spring.
