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I went to my first ever live opera performance this weekend

Posted by con_carne Oct 31 '17, 16:46

Verdi's Otello. Really nice. Small, well-preserved historic theater in Santa Monica. Would love to go back there sometime for anything. Insanely well-located (I mean, it is walking distance from Bay Cities Deli. But I digress). Local opera company founded recently. Comped because my discount ticketing service is the tits (it's the same service where I got my cheap Green Day tix). Full orchestra. Large chorus. Great soloists. Superscripts.

I've really been into orchestras lately, so I am getting to enjoy musical theater now. Since I moved, I've been investigating smaller/alternative arts organizations. You could see a lot of great stuff here for not that much coin. My next ticketed event besides Patton Oswalt this weekend is New West Symphony with a program of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff (also comped).

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I remember a restaurant in Santa Monica where the waiters were all opera singers so several times an hour someone would belt out an aria -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 31, 17:40 2
- we've had at least a couple of local ones with that kind of thing, including a macaroni grill. no idea if they still do it. -- nm - b.oo! Oct 31, 17:45 1
  - Texas version: Babes Fried Chicken. Waitresses in jeans/boots/flannel shirts periodically sing old country western songs. Also: Hokey Pokey - Pippy Oct 31, 17:46
wtg -- nm - crash davis Oct 31, 17:28
What discount ticket service do you use? -- nm - jnine Oct 31, 17:24 2
- Goldstar. By the way, hearting the "comp train" is what made a lot of the events complimentary (you only pay the service charge). Not sure if that's available to new users -- (link*) - con_carne Oct 31, 17:31 1
  - I have them already. -- nm - jnine Oct 31, 18:53
Nice! - znufrii Oct 31, 17:09

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