Titus

My second opera of the season was Titus, one I had hardly heard of before this opera season.  S and I preceded the show with dinner at one of our favorite vegetarian spots, Frida's.  We got to the show early enough to have time for a cup of coffee!

Titus was great. In contrast to Butterfly, which was supposedly women-centric but reeked of desperation, Titus starred women almost all the lead roles, playing both women and men.  What a treat!

My favorite show of the season.

It's a convoluted tale of mixed-up love and loyalty, as so often happens in classic operas.  If you can put aside the slight ridiculousness of the story, it is easy to enjoy the beautiful Mozart music (and who doesn't love that?).  It was greatly helped by a serious of stellar performances by all those leading (wo)men.