Today we had a short class and then we all went to the Volksoper (the secondary opera house) to see Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss. It was very funny. It was more of a singspiel, which is literally a "sing-play." There was a lot of dialogue...all in German, but we got the idea. It was three acts and it lasted about 3 hours! It didn't really feel that long because it was so enjoyable. The pit was huge and the musicians, both instrumental and vocal were amazing. It was a matinee so there were a whole bunch of young students there on a fieldtrip for their last week of school. They were a rowdy bunch, at times distracting. With about 25 teachers in our group, it was difficult for some of us to restrain ourselves from getting up and "fixing it." :)
But the opera was great!
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| Celeste and Leslie |
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| The stage |
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| Looking across to our fellow classmates: 1sr row-Chris, Dana, Allison, Marissa, John, Tina, Jeff; 2nd row-Jenn and Ben; 3rd row-Joy and Yael |
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| Yours truly, Alan, our English professor, and Jen |
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| Had to get a picture of the horns, with extra curves! |
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