Knitting and Opera in the Domain
As you may have heard on David’s podcast, yesterday was our big outdoor knitting event at the Australian Opera’s performance of La Boheme in the Domain. About twenty or so knitters turned up to listen to Puccini under the stars with a hundred thousand other people. But before there were thousands, there were four. David, Bex, Reecie, and I braved rain and clouds to stake out a spot a full EIGHT HOURS before the performance began. Our dedication did not go unnoticed by the rain gods, who eventually gave way before brilliant sunshine. (A little too much sunshine. I’m rockin’ quite the farmer’s tan.) We ate and drank and knitted the day away. David did his podcast live from the event and interviewed most of us early arrivals (including me). Finally the sun went down and the show started. I’m a big fan of Puccini (we visited his hometown in Italy) and the music was just gorgeous. I loved the actress who played Mimi, and I thought it was awesome that she was Asian. The whole Paris=Newtown thing didn’t bother me as I’d expected. (In fact, I approve heartily of their use of a goon bag.) The only thing that kept me from really loving this production… was Rodolfo. He didn’t look like a starving romantic poet to me; he looked more like a beefy greaser. His voice was amazing, but I just couldn’t buy him in the part. Musetta ruled though, and hearing those trumpets blast at the end of her Waltz while the moon rose over Sydney’s skyline just… CHILLS, PEOPLE.