Tuesday, September 21, 2004

What is opera?

“Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.” -Ed Gardner

Tonight we’re going to the opera. Kevin has been trying to immerse me in this type of culture for a long time. Until today, I’ve successfully resisted. I only agreed to go when I discovered that there will be subtitles so I can actually understand what all the fuss is about. The only thing that concerns me is that I will actually enjoy myself. If that happens, it will be more difficult to poke fun at it in the future. And that would be a bummer.

Tonight we will see Don Giovanni. I already have one of the songs memorized – in Italian – because Kevin sings it constantly. Should be interesting . . .

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