Sunday, February 10, 2008

A Night at the Opera


Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini

Acts: 4
Arias: 9
Hours: 4
Intermissions: 3
Horses on stage: 2
Dogs on stage: 1
People on stage (max): 35
People in jeans: 1 (Betty)
Naps taken: 2
Binoculars shared: 1
Met Titles language offered: 4 (English, German, French, Spanish)
Hours after Puccini's ship had docked in New York harbor before he was present at the NY premiere of Manon Lescaut, his first time in the City: 3 (1903)
Fabulous times had by all: 1

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

betty,
you are such a clever writer,,,,,,,,and cute, too.....