Super Mario Brothers....er, Super Mario Cavaradossi!
That's right folks, I'm not talking video games, I'm talking OPERA! Last night I had the pleasure of attending Tosca at the New York Metropolitan Opera, in Lincoln Center. The velvety red carpet, the chandelier, the fantastic people watching, all mine for the taking. The best part was, we had outsanding seats for a mere $20 a ticket. Orchestra, row Z, seat 23, a clear view of Tosca, Mario and the whole singing gang. I think our seats would normally cost between $80 - $100!
How does one come by these glorious tickets you ask? Luckily I have a good friend who was able to stand in line at 5:30pm to get some of the specially reduced day-of tickets for weeknight performances. She waited in line, got us our great seats and then had a glass of wine at the Time Warner Circle while I finished up a grueling day in the trenches. Then we trotted happily to the opera to enjoy the glamour (some men were in tuxedos!), the people-watching (the woman in a full geisha outfit complete with wooden shoes), and the jewels (in Tosca, the soprano sings while wearing the stage jewels Swarovski made for Maria Callas's first met Tosca in 1956). Now my co-workers can't figure out why everything I say is in an opera sing-song voice!
NYT article on reduced price tickets:
Check out the Met Opera website to choose YOUR next adventure (word of warning, since Madame Butterfly is sold out, you cannot get the $20 tix...we tried), but there are other good ones, too!
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