The Barber of Seville

Intel had a raffle for their employees the other day and Reed won tickets to the Opera to see The Barber of Seville. We decided that Ms A was old enough to attend with us. She was a little unsure about the experience until Reed showed her a short video and we talked about hearing and seeing people sing the songs from her "radio" (Reed's mix of Classical music). Since then, she's been counting the days up to her big night. The day of the Opera, Ms A was telling everyone at Preschool about her BIG night at the OPERA! When Reed came home, we dresses up and I curled Ms A's hair. She was so excited.

Here we are dressed up and awaiting our departure.

As we drove, we gave Ms A a couple of guidelines: ie whispers when the lights are turned off and hold mommy or daddy's hands when we enter the auditorium.

Ms A loved seeing all the pretty ladies dressed up. Reed took her down to see the Orchestra pit and told her about the different instruments. She was a bit shy with the musicians, but had a fun time seeing and hearing the instruments. They even had a harpsichord, which I've never seen in person. Just before we took our seats, a lady informed us that the first act was 90 minutes long. That's a LONG time to sit, but Ms A did a FABULOUS job. Reed and I took turns telling her what was going on and she remembered (for the most part) to whisper in our ears. A sweet lady sitting next to us let Ms A borrow her binoculars, which Ms A LOVED!!! She also smiled when she recognized a few of the songs.

We had a wonderful time and we were so PLEASED with the way Ms A behaved. She did a GREAT job. We did leave after the first act though, we didn't want to push our luck and it was already an hour past our little princess's bedtime. As we were leaving, Ms A turned to us and asked when she could go again! BIG SUCCESS!!!