Do you know where Operas come from?

Again, I'll ask the question... Do you know where Operas come from?  ITALY!  They all started here in Italy.  Before I left for Rome and while I've been here I never once thought about attending an Opera.  But I'm in Rome and there's no way that I could turn down a chance to see this!

So the night of the Opera Ron and I dressed up in nice slacks (I knew I shouldn't have sent those home with you mom!) a nice button down t-shirt and my sports jacket.  I was lookin good!

We arrive about fifteen minuets early, grab some complementary champagne and make our way to our seats.  I didn't know what to expect but I knew the play was going to be in all Italian and was praying that they had a translation some where so I knew what was going on.

Here's a picture during the play.

And here is one I pulled off the web to show a reverse angle of the Opera House.

The play was called IL RRATTO DAL SERRAGLIO, this is a Mozart showing!

So here's the kicker with this Opera.... the curtains go up and the music starts along with the play.  I kept looking at the translation on the screen and noticed it was Italian not American.  A little bit later I realized that the play wasn't being sung in Italian either... it was German, so I'm at a German speaking play while trying to read the translation in German... I give up!  I just did my best to put together what was happening :)

Around midnight the Opera ended and without missing a beat I was ready to leave.  Not because I wanted to leave the show, but because the Metro closed in five minuets then we would have to walk to walk a long ways to get to the night bus.... Surely enough we missed the Metro.  But it was ok, Ron and I discussed what we thought about it, and even though I didn't understand any of what they were saying, it's really cool to say that I got to see Mozart of all Operas in Italy.... So I'm pretty stoked about that!