Back in December I had been so disappointed to find that the single performance of the Nutracker was offered at a time when we couldn't go. Happily, Schatzi checked the opera schedule again and found that a second performance was offered in January. So last night the entire family enjoyed the beautiful music and dancing of the Nutcracker at the Opera Nationala. A perfect end to the holidays.
Ticket prices range between $2 and $18. Talk about value! Granted, the production was not the spectacular and opulent show like the Nutcracker at the San Francisco Ballet, but it was also just a quarter of the price.
It was rush hour on the way to the opera which meant wall to wall people on the subway and in the station.
Ava snapped Daddy in the hall. The opera house was built in the 1950s and is quite pretty, but a little shabby . . . When we arrived, just as the show was starting, there were people in our seats, people sitting on the stairs, people in the aisles . . . this is all normal. So we sat close to our seats, but no one seems to mind and somehow it all works out.
Ava and Audrey made it through the whole show and enjoyed it. The only issue was getting Audrey to whisper her commentary to me. Thankfully, she got the hang of it. During the Arabian dance, Audrey noted the sequins on the harem costumes: "Look mommy, they have sparklies on their breasts. You want those? You should get some sparklies for your breasts." (pronounced
breast-tez).
Back in December I had been so disappointed to find that the single performance of the Nutracker was offered at a time when we couldn't go. Happily, Schatzi checked the opera schedule again and found that a second performance was offered in January. So last night the entire family enjoyed the beautiful music and dancing of the Nutcracker at the Opera Nationala. A perfect end to the holidays.
Ticket prices range between $2 and $18. Talk about value! Granted, the production was not the spectacular and opulent show like the Nutcracker at the San Francisco Ballet, but it was also just a quarter of the price.
It was rush hour on the way to the opera which meant wall to wall people on the subway and in the station.
Ava snapped Daddy in the hall. The opera house was built in the 1950s and is quite pretty, but a little shabby . . . When we arrived, just as the show was starting, there were people in our seats, people sitting on the stairs, people in the aisles . . . this is all normal. So we sat close to our seats, but no one seems to mind and somehow it all works out.
Ava and Audrey made it through the whole show and enjoyed it. The only issue was getting Audrey to whisper her commentary to me. Thankfully, she got the hang of it. During the Arabian dance, Audrey noted the sequins on the harem costumes: "Look mommy, they have sparklies on their breasts. You want those? You should get some sparklies for your breasts." (pronounced breast-tez).
cute
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