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Last night I went to my first ever opera, Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, at Lincoln Center. Apparently this is a fairly standard "first" opera to see. Very enjoyable. Lincoln Center is beautiful. We ate before hand, and then during the first intermission you go back and sit down at your table for dessert. Nice touch. Not sure if I'm converted to a big fan or anything, but it was a great evening. I'm hoping to give the symphony a shot next (although I've been to that once in the past.)
Here's a horrible phonecam shot I felt like a total dork taking. You can see the screens in front of every seat that translate. They are *highly* directional, so you can only see the LEDs if you are looking directly straight at it - no peripheral vision distraction at all. Pretty cool. I guess these were something of an issue for the real buffs when they first put them in, but it's very helpful if you can't speak Italian.
