In between the evening meetings and the grad school readings, I managed to take some time last night to attend the opera with Sara.
We are members of Edmonton Opera’s 4Play club (formerly the Opera Explorer’s Club, a name I vastly preferred). Essentially, 4Play allows adults under the age of 30 access to extremely discounted tickets and a free wobbly pop at intermission. It’s a pretty sweet deal, all things considered. It’s definitely got us hooked and considering subscribing after we’re too old to experience foreplay 4Play.
Last night’s performance was The Mikado. I’ve seen amateur productions before and enjoyed them, but this was an absolutely fantastic production that is miles above any other version I’ve seen (as one would hope). The singing was amazing. The jokes were fantastic (much of the humour during the speaking parts was re-written for contemporary audiences, as were some lines in a few of the more comedic songs). The costumes were wonderful.
I haven’t seen enough operas to say that I have a favourite, but of all the Edmonton Opera productions that I’ve seen, this one was definitely the best.
There is one more performance on Thursday night. If you have a chance to get tickets, I highly recommend it.