With Jilly I went to see La Boheme at the ROH last night.
What makes an opera work?
** the acting?
* the opera singers?
** um, the music?
* the sets?
* the occasion?
** the service of the opera house staff?
** all of the above?
Well, it was simply wonderful last night and when I returned home I sat for a couple of hours just wallowing in what an amazing experience the evening had been.
The ROH itself is such a great centre of excellence.