Email Sept 5

On Tuesday I attended opening night of the opera, and they performed La Boheme. They ran out of the best standing room just before we got to the front of the line, but we were up in the Gallery and over to the right. It was beautiful, and at points I was forced to really concentrate on the music and watch the orchestra because I could see none of the action on stage. They have made an addition to the opera house since the last time you guys were probably there. Each seat, and each standing room position, has its own little screen that shows 3 lines of text at a time. You can select Deutsch or English. It was a great tool in understanding what was going on! They are pretty subtle as well.