The cold/cough lingers and I missed out on seeing La Traviata today - it is the last opera of the season and my attendance has been less than spotty - it’s pretty much been non-existent, though I had every intention of going to the last 2, the aforementioned and Manon, which was last Saturday. Unfortunately, I have been truly ill and quite incapable of doing any such thing.
It’s also true that I don’t seem to know myself well enough to know that perhaps I’m not that big an opera fan.
A year ago, my partner was invited by a friend to attend one of these Live From the Met! broadcasts and fell completely, head over heels, in love with the experience - I did not expect that.
The following year, which would be this season which is now ending, he decided to buy a season ticket. Naturally, with all my musical training (minimal), I figured that I too should attend these things, for certainly, I would have a much richer, deeper understanding of the genre - it was only too clear.
However, my partner didn’t see it that way and questioned whether I was truly interested in this or not - he mentioned that the operas were quite long…
Of course, I said yes, I was interested. And though he tried his best to dissuade me without being offensive, I would have none of it!
I did not exactly take umbrage but I did think that if anyone knew the depths of my own musical tastes, it would be me, most certainly.
And so the adventure began. I managed the first couple of them - though I was a bit fidgety and at times, I seemed to get quite snoozy. However, by the time the weekend for Seigrfried rolled around, the novelty was wearing off and I began to question my own wisdom in having been so insistent on buying this season ticket.
Siegfried just about killed me! I could barely stay in my seat - I was bored, I was tired, I was - well - just not into it.
He’d been right - he knew me better than I knew myself. I think I attended one or two after that - but it’s been awhile - and now we’ve come to the end of them.
He’s already looking forward to next season - and I can say with great clarity, knowing myself as well as I do - I won’t be joining him…
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