Thursday, September 24, 2015
WOW! The opera last
night was nothing short of spectacular! Turandot has been my favorite opera for
several reasons – first, I love the music, and second, if done correctly, it is
a visual extravaganza of colors and movement.
Well, this production certainly did that, and then some. Years ago, we saw Carmen in the Arena di Verona
produced and staged by Franco Zeffirelli, and it was amazing. Well, last night’s production was also
produced and staged by him! And in
American baseball parlance, another home run!
So…first of all, Lincoln Center.
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We took the F
train to 57th street, and then caught a #5 bus that dropped us off
right in front of Lincoln Center. It is
a huge, glittering building with the most beautiful chandelier I have ever seen. Unlike most chandeliers that hang, this one
radiated outward like rays of the sun in the middle of the building. Then, on both sides are wonderful panels by
Marc Chagall – a terrific combination.
As we were rather informally dressed, I was a bit concerned, but there
was a huge range – from stunning evening gowns to jeans and t-shirts.
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Our seats were three rows from the top of the house, in what
is called the “Family Circle” but we did have a wonderful view of the
stage. The interesting thing is that
when I had season tickets to the L.A. Philharmonic for a few years, I was two
rows (I think) from the top – but the balcony there was really steep, and I was looking down on the tops of the
chandeliers, and it was awful! I was
always feeling that I was going to trip and end up on the ground floor. In Lincoln Center, I didn’t have that feeling
at all! The slope of the balcony was
fine for walking, and the chandeliers were still above us, and the acoustics in
that building are great!
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So – with Zeffirelli staging, and absolutely stunningly
colored and glittering costumes and set design, it was a fabulous
experience. And my very favorite – at the
wedding scene at the end, they released a huge shower of glittering gold confetti! Nothing short of Wow! So…back to real life…
We caught the #7 bus from in front of Lincoln Center to 57th,
and then walked down to 6th Avenue and voila! The F Line!
We did have to wait about 10 minutes for the train, but when it came, there
were lots of people already on it, and we had a very quick three stops to get
us back to Long Island City. Lots of
people getting off at our stop; back to the hotel about 11:30 p.m. Have to admit that it did take some time to
sort of calm down and get to sleep…such an incredible experience!! Thank you, Franco Zeffirelli!
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