Shake it, Salome*

I went to my first opera of the season last night and, wow. I bought a Tuesday series at the Met this year -- it's incredibly cheap, something on the order of $20/ticket. The first opera of this series was Salome, which I had never seen before. To be fair, I haven't seen most operas. I'm not even sure I qualify as a dilettante -- I go to operas when I can, which is more often now that I'm not dead broke and not pregnant, but still, I think I've been to fewer than 15 operas my whole life. I never have any idea who's singing, except for the one time I got to see Pavarotti. ::swoon:: But I do like it, and seriously, $20 a pop to see opera at the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC? You just can't beat that.

But back to Salome. I have always enjoyed opera, but never really had a "favorite." In fact, I have been to several operas that I cannot tell you the name of. I believe I have a favorite now. Leaving aside the naked chick and the beheading (because who doesn't like those things, especially when the chick does a strip tease that involves two guys pulling her pants off with their teeth?), the music is amazing. Also, it's short, which was kind of cool (the last 4 operas I went to see were Wagner. I adore Wagner, but he is the opposite of short.). If you've never been to an opera, or someone you love is nagging you to go and you are not a fan, I recommend that you give this one a try (see above re: good music, short, naked chick, and beheading).

*Points if you got the reference to the little known B-side from U2's "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

posted by Laura Y. @ 2:25 PM