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		<title>A Night at the Opera&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O'Neill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night was my first ever trip to the Opera! I went to see Opera Ireland’s production of Madama Butterfly with my girlfriend in the Gaiety Theatre(pictured on the right), Dublin. It was sung in Italian but on the right &#8230; <a href="http://www.thenetflow.com/2008/a-night-at-the-opera/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" src="http://www.operaireland.com/files/2008/images/20080822034032_Gaiety.jpg" alt="Gaiety Picture" /> Last night was my first ever trip to the Opera! I went to see <a href="http://www.operaireland.com/" target="_blank">Opera Ireland’s</a> production of <a href="http://www.operaireland.com/index.jsp?p=94&amp;n=115&amp;a=0" target="_blank">Madama Butterfly</a> with my girlfriend in the Gaiety Theatre(pictured on the right), Dublin. It was sung in Italian but on the right and left of the stage were hung boards that gave the English subtitles. The production was excellent and the singing was really good. The leading lady was especially good and we were able to appreciate some of the great things that opera singers are able to do with their voices. Puts x-factor to shame for sure <img src='http://www.thenetflow.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  . However while the show was excellent, the seats we had were pretty awful. I paid €60 each for a couple of box seats that I hoped would allow us to see everything that was going on. The fact that they were still available at an almost sold out performance should have told me something! They we terrible. We were aware that there were six seats in our box and that we would have to share, little did we know they were going to be so small that we felt uncomfortable sharing such a space with the family that happened to be in there with us!</p>
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<h3>Box Seats?</h3>
<p>First off the seats were arranged incorrectly so that some of the tall seats were at the front and the small seats were at the back. As long as I sat up very straight, I could just about see over the child’s head in front of me. And we didn’t want to say anything because you don’t want to upset people that you have to spend two hours in a small room with… <img src='http://www.thenetflow.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  . It meant though that whenever the child moved or sat up I had to dodge around. I managed to see all of the first act… very little of the second, and by the time the third started – the child had fallen asleep, so that made it a lot easier! Luckily enough, my girlfriend was able to see everything on her tall chair as this would have completely ruined the night!</p>
<p>All in all, it was a good night though, but I’d advise anyone to avoid the box seats unless you know the people you’re sharing the room with very well!</p>
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