Opera in the Grand Tradition

It was another one of those hot nights.  Yes, we were in most of the day, allowed to go out and bask in the heat wave and then lured in with food. Tonight she left us for a happier occasion--dinner and Seattle Opera's Turandot. In case you are interested, our night was quite unremarkable--we slept under the ceiling fan.  Alice's allergies seemed to dry up in the heat. But we know you really are more interested in the keeper's night.  She came home in awe of the whole evening--dinner was the least exciting, not for the company, but the quality of the food was not up to its usual standards.  But she was overcome, we hear, with the sets and the costumes and the choreography, and the lighting, and the "spectacle" of it all.  Incredible cast, her favorite conductor, and just a fabulous evening. They sang  their souls out! A long, long standing ovation, with lots of cheering.  She said she sat on the edge of her seat all night! What a start to the season!