A night at the opera
Last night Elias and Gwen brought a gang of us to the Vienna Opera. For
only 2 Euros, you can get a space in the gallery to stand and watch the
opera. The gallery is the standing area behind the last seats on the
top most balcony. It is an incredible value, since main house seats can
cost 150 or 200 Euros. We watched about the first 45 minutes of the
Barber of Seville. I really enjoyed the show - the singing and
orchestra was amazing, the acoustics were excellent (no amplification),
and the audience was well behaved. We left before the fat lady sang
because we really only wanted a taste of the opera, and after standing
for much of the day we were tired and wanted to sit. Elias and Gwen
then brought us to a traditional underground Vienna restaurant, and then
to a quite cool Vienna cafe. It was a great night of great
conversations. Much thanks to Elias and Gwen for organizing the night
out.
