Un Ballo in Maschera

There was a free event called Opera in the Outfield today where the matinee of Un Ballo in Maschera was simulcast to Nationals stadium.

I was positive I'd seen it before, but didn't recognize a single piece. A little Google-fu led me to find out, that I'd confused it with a completely different opera by Ponchielli rather than this one by Verdi. Still, I now know the names of all the operas I saw during Wolf Trap's Opera week in 1974 (Aida on Monday, Madama Butterfly on Tuesday, Norma on Wednesday, La Gioconda on Thursday, and a Saturday matinee of The Marriage of Figaro).

I enjoyed it. I tend to like Verdi operas. The entire cast came out in Nationals caps for the curtain call at the end which was fun, too.

LJ and TwitFace

My suggestion about getting rid of these button-y things was rejected. However, it was rejected because someone else's with more reasons was accepted. We should see a fix (soon-ish) that will allow journal owners to prevent crossposting to other social networks.