As part of Vancouver Opera’s lineup for this season, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro was on my radar of operas to see. The last time I saw this opera was back in March of 2006 at the UBC Chan Centre. That was back when I was still socially active with the VSC which is of no more. Time sure flies.
Jay and his gf Morgan, along with Ieda, Echo and myself took to our seats in the packed house.
While it was a delightful performance overall, it wasn’t the best I’d ever seen. Tonight’s performance failed to captivate me completely. Perhaps this is due to the fact that I’d seen Le Nozze di Figaro before or that my standards have become even more discriminating with maturity, but certain parts were too drawn out and a few notes shy of being engaging. Come to think of it, it could just very well be that fact that Mozart himself (and not the performers) scripted the opening and closing of the doors in which characters miss each other by just seconds that made it seem too unpalatable.
Nevertheless, all of us really enjoyed it and the performers, the orchestra, and the director all got their standing ovations they deserved. I’m looking forward to Madama Butterfly coming up next...
Apr 27, 2010
Apr 15, 2010
My CraigsList Pet Peeves: Rant!
It’s so frustratingly annoying when people respond to my CraigsList ads with “Is it still available?” and “Do you still have it?”. If the ad is still up, expect that it is and get on with more important questions.
Conversely, it is just as annoying when I’m responding to CL ads with important questions like “Are you available at six?” or “Would you accept X-dollars?” only to hear or read that it’s already been sold/taken. REMOVE YOUR FUCKING AD.
Also annoying is the fact that people so often forget or willfully choose not to post their phone numbers with the ad. Email isn’t the most effective method of communication when you want something NOW and can’t wait a day later. My contact number is always posted with my ads and those who call me get first dibs on whatever it is I’m selling or getting rid of. Often, I don’t even get around to responding to responses via the email. And when I do, it’s usually “SOLD” or “GONE”.
And lastly, and this point is at the bottom end of my annoyance scale, there’s no excuse why one can’t post a picture with the ad. If you don’t have a digital camera, scan it in. If you don’t have a scanner, use your iSight camera. If you don’t have an iSight camera, use the camera on your iPhone. If you don’t have an iPhone, well, what phone DOESN’T have a camera built in these days? If you don’t have a smartphone or a dumbfone, then really, you shouldn’t be posting ads in CL in the first place. Submit a hand written letter to your local papers’ classifieds and pay your posting fee.
There’s a special hell reserved for people who commit the above mentioned offences.
To borrow a quote from from Firefly:
“...you’re going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theatre.” — Shepherd Book
Conversely, it is just as annoying when I’m responding to CL ads with important questions like “Are you available at six?” or “Would you accept X-dollars?” only to hear or read that it’s already been sold/taken. REMOVE YOUR FUCKING AD.
Also annoying is the fact that people so often forget or willfully choose not to post their phone numbers with the ad. Email isn’t the most effective method of communication when you want something NOW and can’t wait a day later. My contact number is always posted with my ads and those who call me get first dibs on whatever it is I’m selling or getting rid of. Often, I don’t even get around to responding to responses via the email. And when I do, it’s usually “SOLD” or “GONE”.
And lastly, and this point is at the bottom end of my annoyance scale, there’s no excuse why one can’t post a picture with the ad. If you don’t have a digital camera, scan it in. If you don’t have a scanner, use your iSight camera. If you don’t have an iSight camera, use the camera on your iPhone. If you don’t have an iPhone, well, what phone DOESN’T have a camera built in these days? If you don’t have a smartphone or a dumbfone, then really, you shouldn’t be posting ads in CL in the first place. Submit a hand written letter to your local papers’ classifieds and pay your posting fee.
There’s a special hell reserved for people who commit the above mentioned offences.
To borrow a quote from from Firefly:
“...you’re going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theatre.” — Shepherd Book
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