Do you attend opera or ballet or concert events, rarely or often?
My favorite is a really good concert. I had season tickets for three years in Albuquerque until it became too difficult for me go. I miss the music so much.
I've never been to the ballet or opera, and I no longer attend concerts.
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tsarstepan
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Sun 19 Sep, 2010 02:56 pm
@BumbleBeeBoogie,
I have never attended a ballet or opera but I have attended several modern dance performances brought by the famous Paul Taylor Dance Company while living here in NYC.
I have also been to 2 free NY Philharmonic concerts at Central Park as well as several classical chamber music concerts at Carnegie Hall.
i've seen a dress rehearsal for a ballet, but i can't remember what one
have not seen much live music lately, but was a big fan of small concerts in intimate settings
love live theatre and see at least one play a year, within a 2 hour drive there are quite a few summer playhouses
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Eva
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Sun 19 Sep, 2010 08:14 pm
Rarely, I'm afraid. I wish I could afford to go more often. (Especially dance.)
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tsarstepan
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Sun 19 Sep, 2010 08:15 pm
@chai2,
Let me just get my tuxedo out of the shop and pressed.
Oh and I need to make a correction to my above claims. I did go to the ballet one time. A couple of year's ago I went to see The Nutcracker ballet with my friend Marietta.
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dyslexia
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Sun 19 Sep, 2010 08:25 pm
I once attended a performance of the Omaha Aquarium Choir, the castratos were initiated that night. They served Costco Kirkland Signature Hefeweizen, amber ale and pale ale during intermission. It was very exciting.
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aidan
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Mon 20 Sep, 2010 12:53 am
I've never been to an opera - that music has never really appealed to me but I'm thinking now that I might like the stories enough to lose myself in one and enjoy it if I did give it a try.
I've haven't been to see a ballet since I was a child - but again- I can picture myself liking it if I made the effort to go again.
I go to concerts often and have my entire life-I love live music of any sort - rock, rap, country, male voice choirs, symphonies - I love watching people play their instruments as much as I love hearing the music they make.
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Roberta
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Mon 20 Sep, 2010 06:10 am
I used to subscribe to the New York City Ballet, so I've seen many ballets. I used to subscribe to light opera--yes, I'm a Gilbert and Sullivan fan. But I've never attended the other kind of opera. Not my thing.
I've attended many concerts, in Central Park, at Carnegie Hall, at Lincoln Center. Not for a long time though.
I truly loved attending concerts in the park. Sitting on the ground under a clear sky, appreciating the beautiful music wafting out over the evening. Sigh.
They don't make theaters like that any more---do they?
BBB
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tsarstepan
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Sun 9 Jan, 2011 04:42 pm
I went to the Paul Taylor Company open house event this afternoon.
Free performance plus free food and a chance to visit the dance company's studio. What a treat.
Not that I go to shows any more, but I still get enjoyment from, say, checking out opera -
a fellow I found out about today - Rene Pape -
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tsarstepan
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Sun 9 Jan, 2011 05:37 pm
@Roberta,
To be fair, I don't go out enough. I plan more outings that eventually fall through. I guess I need a bit more gumption in getting up after work as well as get out of the house on weekends.
Three weeks from now, I'll be going to attend the live screening of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015) , the Comedy Central politics show that replaced the now defunct, The Colbert Report (2005).