A Night At The Opera

Last night, I got to see "Madama Butterfly". This is a new production done by Anthony Minghella, the same man who directed "The English Patient" and 'The Talented Mr. Ripley", both films that I loved. I am not a fan of opera, I think I've seen only one opera in my life before last night. A friend got tickets as a birthday gift for himself and he decided to treat me to some opera.

First of all, I wore one of my LBD's (little black dress), so nice to get all dolled up : ) It was such a shock to see how casually people dress to go to the opera. I never thought I'd see people dressed in blue jeans to see an opera.

Getting back to the show, the story of "Madama Butterfly" is fascinating; it is one of the most tragic stories around. The costumes were beautiful, and the singing was astounding. I can't imagine how much training one must undergo in order to become an opera singer. There were 3 acts, Act I and Act II Part i and Act II Part ii. Before Act II part i, there was a technical glitch and before Act II part ii, the lead singer fell ill and couldn't finish the part so the understudy finished up the show. It was very dis-jarring to see a different person play Madama Butterfly. Even with the unexpected mishaps, I enjoyed seeing this opera. This is high praise coming from someone who dislikes opera. If you want to take someone who has never seen an opera before, I would suggest taking him/her to Madama Butterfly.