Wings and things

How do old married couples celebrate their anniversary? They go to Wild Buffalo Wings for lunch and watch each other eat messy wings.  Just like the food scene in the Tom Jones movie. Ha!

But on Sunday, some high brow entertainment.  We went to the opera to see Mary Stuart by Donizetti.   The story is about the historical clash between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots, her cousin.  Mary becomes a rival for the throne, and Elizabeth has her imprisoned and eventually executed.  The production was good, in particular the period costumes.

Aidan Lang became Seattle Opera's General Director in 2014. He replaced Spaight Jenkins,  who was with the opera since 1983, as long as most of us regular-goers can remember.  So it's been interesting to watch the changes as Lang makes his own mark on the opera.  One example is a decidedly zipped up branding image, like in this short promotional preview for Mary Stuart.

Two icons of British royalty, Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, clash in a powerful story of jealousy, pity, doubt, menace, exaltation, and remorse. Extravagant - See more at: http://www.seattleopera.org/on-stage/mary-stuart/#sthash.zFbII3DA.dpuf

Two icons of British royalty, Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, clash in a powerful story of jealousy, pity, doubt, menace, exaltation, and remorse. Extravagant - See more at: http://www.seattleopera.org/on-stage/mary-stuart/#sthash.zFbII3DA.dpuf