Yesterday, day 28, was opera day. Sarah (pictured below, reading "Opera for Dummies") and I picked a good one, kind of by accident. I was listening to the local classical station and heard them discussing Verdi's operas. I really like Verdi a lot, so I figured we'd try to see one of his. We went to the library and looked through what was there, and they had "Ernani" on DVD, and it looked like a good plot, and hey, it had star power too: the Metropolitan Opera with James Levine conducting and Luciano Pavarotti as Ernani. 
Turned out to be a great pick. We both thoroughly enjoyed the music, the costumes, the cool sets, the amazing vocal prowess of the lead roles (3 men: 2 basses, 1 tenor!, and only 1 woman: a soprano). There were some terrific moments - duets, trios, an all-male chorus that was fabulous, and more. Seriously, this was awesome. Even if you're not an opera fan, you might really like it. Here's an excerpt:
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Yeah, this really was a good pick for how mostly random it was! Great to see Pavarotti in action, and of course we will never forget the soprano's dresses! :-) Truly a good opera for an "opera dummy."
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