A few of us saw an epic version of Carmen in Verona a while ago and I blogged about it then; as you say, quite a story. The Italians ran it in the open air in a Colosseum similar to the one in Rome.

Then more recently I saw the modern version by Matthew Bourne which uses a similar story but is an altogether different type of performance.

Interesting to compare the different versions!

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Tom

It’s cool that the opera allowed a bunch of blogging-types to come see the opera together. I personally know of only one or two other bloggers, I’d like to know more (you know, for networking and such).

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There have been some posts in a prominent blog in New York City by Greg Sandow (http://www.artsjournal.com/sandow/ ) about the future of Classical Music (and often the entries are pretty grim). One thing that Sandow calls out is the lack of connection between the music of the past and people growing up today – that it has no relevance to people in mainstream culture.

I think that both the Vancouver Opera and Netchick (as well as the other bloggers) are giving a breath of fresh air to the Opera. You all make it the place to be on a January evening, and they are smart to make you feel welcome and their special guests. I’m really thrilled and proud that this happened in Vancouver, which up to now, I’ve felt kept their Classical Music stuffy and only played to people with grey hair (like you remembered). Glad you had such a great night – you deserved it.

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No, sorry I should have been clear — We’re blogging before and at intermissions from the lobby!!