#8 Done!

♡ 8. Go to the opera. 

It's like the Lyric knew I wanted to go to the opera. When I got on the Website to see what was being performed this season, lo and behold, I found this. Yeah, that's right! The first mariachi opera! So I got a couple of tickets for B and myself. I was pretty excited to see this.

We got the Civic Opera House and each had a way overpriced drink. They had a special drink being offered for the performance but it was a little early in the day for a blue Patron Margarita, dude. It was nice to be at a place like the AWWPUUURAHHH and not feel odd. All the Mexis were in the house! There was even a lady in a sarape. Hardcore!

It was a lovely show with a story about a Mexican man who spends half the year in the U.S. working to make money for his wife and child who remain in Mexico. Through tragic circumstances his wife dies and he never sees his son again. He moves to the U.S. where he starts a new life, but as an old man on his death bed he longs to see his son. While the son at one point doesn't want anything to do with the father he feels abandoned him, they are eventually reunited just before the man dies. It's pretty heartbreaking. The most spectacular thing about it is, of course, the Mariachi Vargas who play onstage throughout the entire show. Love that mariachi music! 

We were in our seats in time for the 3:30 start and were out of there by about 5:00. That's what I'm talkin' about! Someday I'd love to see a traditional opera performed, but this was pretty special. I bet the Civic Opera never saw so many brown faces at once.