It’s my husband whose life-long love of the opera has swept me in his wake to see performances in Honolulu, Charleston and now, of all places, Lancaster.
We’ve gone to the Desert Opera Productions since we moved here in 1987. Yet, in spite of the name, the local company has produced light opera, operettas and wonderful musicals.
Two weeks ago I fell in love with opera through the live New York Metropolitan broadcasts at our local Cinemark theater. I loved seeing the faces on the big screen – not through the opera glasses. I loved seeing close-ups of the gorgeous costumes. Combining everything including the voices, the staging, the costumes, the first performance of Romeo and Juliette was absolutely glorious. I’m hooked.
The second one was a gruesome retelling of the Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck.
Coming up will be MacBeth, Manon Lescaut, Peter Grimes, Tristan und Isolde, La Boheme and La Fille du Regiment.
Catch me if you can at any and all of these. I’m hooked!
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