Hey Hubski!

Absolutely exhausted from this weekend - possibly the best I've had in a while. I have a trip report which I'll also dub the Monday Special since I have to catch up on all the time I missed while I was away.

My school has an awesome program which takes musicians on a trip a few times a year to go see an opera at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, NY. This year, four pianists (including myself), a violinist, a bagpiper and our chaperone, an organist and tenor attended The Rake’s Progress by Igor Stravinsky. Best part? A generous alum makes this trip absolutely gratis.

Woke up at 5:30 and made coffee. Bleary-eyed, stepped into the car at 6:30 and made our way to New York by 11.

Lunch:

First Course—Octopus

Main—Salmon

After lunch, we took our seats. In the classic style of the Met, the set design was awesome—they had forced-perspective sets which went all the way up to the opera house roof mounted on rollers to facilitate quick and sudden scenery changes. A very touching tale indeed. Highly recommended.

During the intermission, we had dessert—Cheesecake

Afterwards, I took some photos just outside the Met Opera, including one of our fantastic chaperone

Pushing back the dark

Selfie stick

The Rake’s Progress, Poster and Hat