Greetings from Munich! A lot has happened since last week, at least as far as Brenda's performing is concerned. After three days of rehearsals, Brenda had her first performance of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail on Sunday. It was a great show and the packed audience seemed to really enjoy it. Our friend Andi came up from Austria to see the opera and kept me company in the audience. We always have a great time with him. Brenda got the day off yesterday but is back at it again today with the second performance.
The curtain call after the show. Brenda is fourth from the left.
This past week, when Brenda wasn't rehearsing or performing, we went for walks in the English Garden, saw a movie (Birdman - two thumbs up) and sampled some of our neighborhood restaurants. One of the restaurants had a big vegan section on the menu, which is always a plus for us, so we decided to eat there for our anniversary. It ended up being a really nice place (great soup, friendly staff, nice ambiance, etc.), although I must admit I was a little surprised by my main meal. I ordered the tagliatelle, which I assumed would be pasta since, you know, it is pasta, but I was wrong. My "tagliatelle" was actually beets, carrots and kohlrabi cut into long strips and covered with a light dressing. It wasn't bad. In fact, it tasted exactly like you'd expect if you thought you'd ordered raw vegetables cut into strips and served cold. It was certainly a surprise to me but at least it was a healthy one.
Brenda has the next three days off, and we're planning on enjoying them. I hope you all have a wonderful week, and we'll talk to you next Tuesday!
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