Do you really want to hurt me? Do you really want to make me cry?

Okay so singing isn't my thing. I have plenty of people *cough* Greg *cough* that really show me up when comes to that, but well I had an escapade this week and heard a different kind of singing.

Good Friday night, I was talking to a member of the church, and he mentioned that he was part of the Canadian Opera Company and I jokingly said, well could u get me free tickets, I’ve never been to the opera before. Lo and behold, 2 days later, free tickets to the dress rehearsal of he's new opera (he's not a main character). Insert a few jokes about taking dates to the opera (Thanx for them Esther :P) I ended up going on last Wednesday with my fellow Squad Leader Kathy Lewis (Ex-Ignite Coordinator)

It was all good; except we both were a fair bit underdressed for the occasion. First strike!
Our tickets were a fair way back, and we didn’t know anything about it, forgot to take an information booklet, so we just sat down and watched.

Opera's are all in Italian (well on a whole) so they have subtitles, but well either the singers took forever to say whatever they were trying to say or the subtitle guys needs to take some PowerPoint lessons from yours truly, because we had no idea what was going on. And of course, I of very sarcastic nature probably didn't handle this in the most professional manner.

Seriously I'm thinking of making comedy tapes for people who don't understand opera; it was one of the funniest moments this year, just the banter between me and Kath. But at the interval we found out, it actually wasn't very appropriate.

Yes we got in trouble, not by the people in charge but by some old lady, she let us know that our attitudes aren't acceptable and that it was like we've never been to the opera before. (I did keep my mouth shut to that comment)

While we didn't think we're totally in the wrong, we were remorseful (is that the right word?) and did thoroughly apoligise. We also voluntarily threw ourselves out, because we know we couldn't have sat through the next bit without saying something (considering it was a 3 hour opera)

So it wasn't that I didn't like it, it was a great experience its just that well maybe I’m not as cultured as I thought I was, but well considering I come from a convict isle I guess that isn't too much to expect

Oh and yes the main character, a guy, was played by a very large woman, that didn't help

And yes I know I’m going to get torn to pieces about this, but well that’s the way it was

*putting hat of protection on for flames*

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Hadassah said...
hahaha..love it!

And you did have a girl go with you! :P  

Rachel said...
how do I link your blog to mine??  

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