A change of pace …

Well, it’s day 3 for me in New York City and it’s time for some “couth” ! A trip to the Metropolitan Opera House (part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) will fit the bill perfectly…and that’s where Wendy and I are headed.

The ever-moving water fountain catches our eyes first as we approach this magical area …but we don’t tarry too long. We are there for the Met’s rendition of “Romeo and Juliet’, the ballet, and we don’t want to be late.

Now we’re inside the Opera House and it’s overwhelming:

I can’t help but wonder if the performance will live up to the surroundings and I am pleasantly surprised. Here we see Herman Cornejo as Romeo and Xiomara Reyes as Juliet:

 

Their performance was flawless, as was that of the entire cast, but I thought their costumes (unlike the picture above) were a bit overdone. It was hard to see the actual ballet steps when they were so heavily clothed. However, the music by Sergei Prokofiev was excellent and I would have loved the performance if it had consisted of that alone!

So ends my 3^rd day in the “Big Apple”. Tomorrow I head back to my daughter’s home but not until I have one last venture that I’ll share with you in my next entry !