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During the Easter break I had the opportunity to travel to New York City and experience various fun activities there. This experience included the visit to the Metropolitan Opera House, which turned out to be more exciting than I expected. The facility and the neighborhood gave that extra little charm to the whole opera night. Every opera performance requires its spectators to dress up formal and basically give them an opportunity to show off their best attire, that included me as well. In order to get to the Upper West Side of Manhattan, I had to take the subway, which allowed me to reach my destination in only 40 minutes. After a short walk from the subway station I arrived at this magnificence structure with a great fountain in the …show more content…
Some were holding champagne glass or a whiskey glass. The bell rung and every person knew that it was time to go to their seats. The performance I attended was called La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, and it was played for the last time of this opera season, so the place was sold out. The cast was made up of some of the most known opera singers, Carmen Giannattasio, James Courtney, Atalla Ayan, and many others. I was surprised to see that men were dressed in suits, just like the one I had on me, and the main character Violetta in a bright red dress. I believe this modern touch makes this specific opera very appealing to wider audience. La Traviatta is in Italina, so each seat was equipped with a small screen which provided a translation. I have not been to many operas, but La Traviatta made a great impact on me. This tragic love story was played so great, that each spectator was catching every word and motion from the cast. I had no difficulties noticing that Italian spirit and emotions this opera displayed. The music section kept along and fit every moment, emotion, and act with great precision. I believe it gave the opera that great detail which makes the spectator to be more engaged and feel what

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