Operatini

I went to my first opera last night, Bizet's The Pearl Fishers.  It was brilliant.  And amazing.  And impactful. I've heard of people who are overcome by emotions when listening to music and I finally understood it.  The harmonies were liquid; caressing your ears and your soul at the same time.  The story was timeless; friends torn by love - one true love and one unrequited...of course it's the same woman. The resulting anguish shared through solos and duets tore through me.  I was speechless last night but finally found my voice about it today and had to share.  Thank you, Jane, for including me in your good fortune of amazing tickets.  I have officially become an opera junkie and want to buy seasons tickets.  And for once it's not just about the clothes (although that does help the cause).

Getting dressed was a blast - playing with all the options for both Jane and I as well as doing fun makeup and jewelry.  Love being a girl.

We didn't have a ton of time for dressing so we didn't start with martinis.  Our plan to go out to dinner was a little pressed for time as well, so we wound up at the concession stand ordering a martini and a pack of crackers to get us through.  Back to the martini in a moment.  The concession stands these days have a "pre-order" option for intermission!  What?!  It's fantastic.  You can tell them what you'd like and prepay and they have it waiting on a table for you once you arrive during intermission.  No line!  So of course we had to try it and it worked.

But back to the martini.  They didn't have martini glasses or vermouth.  But the very helpful bartender did chill me a bit of gin, and dress the plastic cup with a lime.  Timeless...just like the opera.

Martini - 6
Experience - 10.