The opera tickets are here

Tonight I got home to get the best “surprise” in the mail. Our season tickets for the Canadian Opera Company 07/08 Season are here. I am so excited. Loyal readers may remember that I ordered opera tickets for me, Winona and Jean a few months ago. It took a while, but we finally got them, and yes, we’re gonna be in the nosebleeds, but it’s all about the experience.

If anyone is interested, you can google our seats, they’re gonna be:
The Marriage of Figaro: Wed Oct 24 2007. 7:30 PM. Ring 5, Door D, Row B, seats 556, 555, 554
Don Carlos: Wed Oct 31, 7 PM. Ring 5, Door D, Row C, seats 555, 556, 557
Tosca: Wed Feb 20 2008, Ring 5, Door A, Row C, seats 528, 529, 530
The Barber of Seville: Fri May 16 2008, Ring 5, Door D, Row B, seat 546, 545, 544

I also got lots of information in the package:

• Performance calendar for the 07/08 season of the Canadian Opera Company Subscriber Discount Card valid September 2007 to May 2008, including discounts for:Hilton Toronto, Tundra (delicious restaurant), Barristers, Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Bistro on Two, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, The Strathcona Hotel, L’Atelier Grigorian, The Opera Store at Remenyi House of Music, Babur Restaurant, Cafe Crepe, Da nu la, Le Biftheque Steakhouse, Monsoon Restaurant & Lounge, Queen Mother Cafe, Ruth’s Chris Steak House (the most idiotic expensive restaurant in town).
• Information for Don Giovanni, performance on June 16, 18, 20, 2008 at 7:30 PM abd June 22, 2008 at 2 PM at the Imperial Oil Opera Theatre (whoot? Imperial Oil is sponsoring an Opera Theatre?? I know, this world is so weird) on Front and Berkeley.
• An invitation to give yet even more money to the Canadian Opera Company (ever since I ordered the tickets I’ve been hit for money (“donations”) at least twice a month)
• The schedule for Operatours 2007/2008. OMG, this is so much fun, I wish I could do them all, but especially Romeo and Juliet in NYC, conducted by Placido Domingo (I met him when I was a child, my mom has a picture with him somewhere), singing Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon (the golden couple of opera right now)
• And finally, Opera Exchange 2007/2008. Talks about the operas, including Don Carlos, From The House of the Dead, Pelleas and Melisande. I may just attend one or two of these talks!

All in all, I am so excited, I’m pretty sure this is going to be a great year for opera!

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The urban life

So with this busy week I’m totally doing the urban life, I love it love it love it!

Going to the baseball on Tuesday was a bit sad, though. The Blue Jays were crushed by the Red Sox. Oh well, there was beer.
Last night I went to the opera and it was beautiful, Richard Bradshaw, the General Director of the Canadian Opera Company was the conductor. After the tenor sang one of the pieces, he even applauded him. It was great.

Tonight I have my flamenco class, and I’ll use my brand new bike to get there. You read it right, I got a new bike! I’ll have more info, and pictures at the end of the week.

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Opera tickets

So we’re gonna be in the nosebleeds, but we got season tickets for the opera, ok, it’s not the whole 2007-2008 season, but four of the performances.
Jean, Winnie and me are going together. We are going to have so much fun.
They didn’t have the $304 tickets so we ended up buying the $200 tickets. It’s a good deal for 4 performances, I just wonder if it’s not going to be too far! Oh well, we’ll have fun anyway.
We are going to see:
Marriage of Figaro; Wed., Oct. 24, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
Don Carlos; Wed., Oct. 31, 2007 at 7 p.m.
Tosca; Wed., Feb. 20, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Barber of Seville; Fri., May 16, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

And, to make it better, I am going to Luisa Miller this Wednesday May 9th, I am so excited.

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