My first night to be exact! Steve took me to see Don Giovanni at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion. The classic story of Don Juan was timeless and surprisingly dark. I assumed all of Mozart's pieces are light and comical but this one was definitely dark and twisted. The music was amazing and the set was definitely visually stimulating. I was surprised that the set was so modern and geometric (complete with laser lights) but found later that it was unique to this director.
The occasion was definitely dressier than a musical. We both had the day off (he had a free day and I was "working from home") so we were able to start getting ready early at around 5PM. The Opera did not start until 7:30 but we wanted to allow for traffic to downtown and get there before the pre-show lecture. The entire show was sung in Italian and some of it was subtitled in English above the stage. It was fun to try to pick out what little Italian I knew while they were singing... as I think the subtitles were more comedic/tongue-in-cheek. After the show we decided to stop by Little Tokyo for some ramen... always the perfect ending to any night. :)
The occasion was definitely dressier than a musical. We both had the day off (he had a free day and I was "working from home") so we were able to start getting ready early at around 5PM. The Opera did not start until 7:30 but we wanted to allow for traffic to downtown and get there before the pre-show lecture. The entire show was sung in Italian and some of it was subtitled in English above the stage. It was fun to try to pick out what little Italian I knew while they were singing... as I think the subtitles were more comedic/tongue-in-cheek. After the show we decided to stop by Little Tokyo for some ramen... always the perfect ending to any night. :)
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