Last Wednesday night, I had the privilege to attend an opera premiere night for the Springfield Regional Opera! We had gotten five free tickets at work for donating cupcakes to one of their events. So Courtney, Jeff, Laura, Rachel and I dressed up and went to the opera.
It was a night of firsts for me. I had never been in the Gillioz Theater and I had never been to an opera. I was so excited. Not only do I get to hang out with my awesome coworkers, get dressed up, and have appetizers and beverages, but it was all free for us!
There were about 60-75 people attending the preview night, which was like their final dress rehearsal, in a theater that seated about 1100. So needless to say, it was a little empty. It gave us a different perspective on how a show comes together.
The opera was La Traviata. It was over all decent. But the story was interesting, and very interesting casting for some of the roles.
Seeing it with a group of friends was definitely the way to go. We were able to make it a fun night!
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