Don Giovanni @ Sarasota
Don Giovanni is the second opera we took at Sarasota, after last week’s Madama Butterfly.
Again, the balcony section is very hot. During the only intermission, I asked one elderly male usher if the opera house knew they need to provide more air conditioning. He said, “I think they’ve problem this morning …”
“Really? I was here last Tuesday and it was HOT.”
He looked pathetic.
I felt sorry for him … I don’t want to give hard time to any staff that provide service to us but I hate to be lied to. If their house is too old to have adequate a/c, just say so. We’re reasonable.
The production is decent. They added some suer-nature element to it and injected little humor – Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro at one point – I thought it’s well done.
The little bar/cafe area is lively before the show.
We’ve lunch at Michael’s inside Selby’s garden, dinner at Salute; also visited the airplantation.
