One More Opera Story Before We See the Next Opera

I was in the lobby of the theater, admiring the effort people put into their attire for the opera, especially the two women in full-on ballgowns. One wore a silver ballgown: she had blonde hair, and she was followed by a brunette similarly dressed up.

I nodded at the brunette and said, "Nice." as if to say, "I approve of the effort you put into your dress." She smirked at me, or winked at me, or somehow acknowledged me.

Imagine my humiliation when I looked on stage mid-opera and saw the silver ballgown, with the blonde still in it, because she was playing Countess Rosina. And then I realized the brunette I spoke to was Susanna, the other female lead.

So, evidently the cast moves through the audience in the lobby beforehand and are not just cute kids playing dress-up who need your encouragement! Who knew? Not me!

I will be looking closely at everyone in the lobby tonight who appears to be well-dressed and might have lung power.

 

Comments

[KC]

Opera where I grew up had tons of people wearing pull-out-all-the-stops attire (I mean, maybe not *all* the stops; not the weirdest things you can ever see on a fashion runway, nor things that obviously required a professional architect to design)(but definitely some dresses that non-obviously would have required a professional architect to design just because of knowing how gravity and whatnot work and the limitations of fabric?). The non-Nutcracker ballet had some of the same contingent, but a lower proportion; maybe 10-20% tux-and-full-length-beaded-gown? Fun to watch, anyway.

I wonder if you can access the cast photos ahead of time online for easier spotting? Do you collect autographs?

[theQueen]

KC - Ooh, I have the program in my car. Good idea. I'll memorize the faces.