A night at the ballet

Sounds like a sequel to a Marx brothers film!
No  - a beautiful building - El Teatro Colon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Col%C3%B3n


We went to see Bizet's 'Carmen'

The evening performance was not conducive to good photos but we had been there on the previous afternoon for a tour, so these give you an idea of the quality of the building

The new curtain - wonderful

As to the performance: out of ten?

Ochestra 9
Dancers 7
Set 2
Choreography 4
Lighting 2

Again it seems to point to the fact that BA is strapped for cash. This is just a local company doing their best. In its heyday they could afford to bring in the best in all categories - today it limps along with what they can afford. We had reasonable seats and they were only AUS$20 each - I guess that locals cannot afford to pay over the odds. There are a lot of loyal followers that go to practically everything they put on - some dressed in mink and others in jeans. A sign of the times

All the same, we did enjoy ourselves. It was privilege to see a performance in that building and to admire the wonderful decoration and style of a past era, beautifully maintained