The Santa Fe Opera has a building just outside of Santa Fe in the mountains. It is an open air theatre and the building is an adventure in itself. We had bought tickets for yesterday's performance, which was an opera by Rossini, Maometto II. We got to the venue a little early because we had to pick up the tickets, and also wanted to see the theatre and its surroundings. When we got there, dozens of people had already arrived and were having a picnic. They had set up tables and chairs and lots of food, right behind their cars in the parking lot. It appeared to be some kind of tradition, just like strawberries at Wimbledon. To us it looked funny: people being all dressed up for the opera having a picnic on the parking lot.
The opera itself was fabulous. All of the four lead singers sang beautifully and the orchestra was also great; so was the direction, the decors and everything else. It was a very special experience. I took along the program for next year; 'cause you never know....!
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