Something wicker this way comes

Went to the opera last night. Awesome! It was funny, that I didn't really expect. Well I expected it to be funny, but not to the point it would make me laugh. I knew it was a comedy, the classical definition really just means it has a happy ending. I guess I just never thought of Mozart as funny.
I also didn't quite expect the 3 and a half hour performance. granted that was due to the multiple intermissions while they changed an immaculate set, but never the less. long night.
The people at these kind of shows amuse me. There are the people who are there because they love the art, and appreciate it. The people who go to be seen. The guys trying to impress a date. And the old people who show up for some reason.
There are swarms of old folks that show up, don't enjoy the show, complain the whole time, smell bad, talk through the performance, and leave early. Where do these people come from? I think they go to "support" the arts, but you can do that by sending a check and not annoying everyone there...Yes I am talking to you old ladies in front of us sitting on extra padded boosters with big hair. And old guy next to me that smelled like you haven't seen a bath in a decade. But those are just the annoying theater crowd that you groan about and live with.
There were these two guys that sat behind us, that talked from the second they came in till the curtain went up. And started right back up the second the curtain went down to when it came back up. And they were not talking quietly. First, these two guys were clearly gay. But it would have been news to them to hear this. They were spoiled, and were learning to make violins and cellos because it "sounds like fun". (it kinda does but god knows I can't afford to go to violin making school) At first we tried to ignore these guys, but eventually just began to listen and laugh.
Phrases like "...like ONE of the boarding schools I like went to..." "...and like I was on this DATE like right with like this GIRL RoSAleeee and she like kept trying to like touch me and I like was like yeah don't like touch me. and then like I said something about like my family and she was like JUST beaming! and like all I could think is WOW you are like SO Mormon..."

They served as a second source of entertainment for us. All in all, it was a fantastic night. We look forward do doing this again and as frequently as possible.