Trip to the opera

Friday night was my night out at the opera. The Minnesota Opera's production of La Traviata was wonderful, not that I'm a particularly discerning critic.

The Ordway is a beautiful facility, and downtown St. Paul is lovely at night. The drive home in the snow and wind at 11 p.m. was slightly less lovely, but it was manageable.

In a feeble attempt to be slightly classier than usual, I traded in my increasingly large handbags for a smaller one. Sadly, this left no room for my camera, so you'll have to settle for cell phone pics.

View of the Landmark Center from inside the Ordway (hence the window glare).





View from my seat in the balcony. It's not exactly close, but it's not bad. The screen above the stage displays a translation of the Italian libretto as it's sung.





I love sitting in the back of the balcony: the view and the sound are perfectly fine, I like being able to watch the orchestra, I was on the end of a row with only four people who had to get past me, and there was no one behind me to kick my seat. Can't beat it for $20!