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\"lyrics<\/a>I got to my seat just before the lights dimmed and the announcement<\/strong> <\/em>was made.<\/p>\n

Before any overture, Roger Pines, the dramaturg at the Lyric Opera, or some other nicely suited gentleman, walks onto the stage and reminds people that they are about the see a dress rehearsal.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He politely points out that the performers might not choose to sing in full voice and that the production could be stopped, at the director\u2019s discretion, to fix or change things.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen many dress rehearsals over the years. I\u2019ve noticed occasions when the crew will probably work on picking up the pace for scene changes, but I\u2019ve never seen a performance stopped and divas or star baritones asked for a do-over<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For the most part, dress rehearsals are as good as performances staged during the official run. It some ways, they\u2019re better.<\/p>\n

Before I grabbed a program and journeyed up the aisle to my seat, I remembered the sights of the grand hall.<\/p>\n

There were couples with young children, maybe eight to twelve years old. The kids, dressed up in their Sunday clothes for an afternoon outing downtown, fidgeted with excitement.<\/p>\n

A caped woman (no, not really a super-hero) scanned their tickets. I tried to imagine their reaction to things inside the auditorium. It holds 3500 and the ceiling is finished in gold leaf.<\/p>\n

Not what they\u2019d see at the local cineplex.<\/p>\n

While I wondered if their parents would be asked to explain the bawdy parts in their SUV during their ride home, I liked to think that, for a ten year-old, of The Marriage of Figaro<\/em><\/strong> is a wonderful introduction to opera.<\/p>\n

I liked the idea that this matinee at the civic opera house welcomed a good percentage of first timers. Certainly, most of the audience, which represented nearly a full house, were gifted<\/em><\/strong> their tickets.<\/p>\n

Dress rehearsal tickets at the Lyric are considered donor benefits. Most of my fellow audience members got passes from someone they knew who was a season subscriber or donor.<\/p>\n

I am the happy benefactor of four dress rehearsal tickets for this season from my sister who has been a subscriber for a gazillion years.<\/p>\n

Dress rehearsal tickets are free! Either a subscriber uses her allotment because she gets a special pleasure from comparing this performance to one from the middle of the run or she gives the ticket to someone she knows who really, really wants to go.<\/p>\n

Maybe she has a friend who can\u2019t afford a ticket or maybe knows someone who is just interested in certain operas and not in subscribing for the season.<\/p>\n

As I contemplated what was different about this production from other productions of Figaro that I\u2019ve seen, I contemplated this as well; that the audience was so happy <\/strong>to be here.<\/p>\n

I think I prefer going to preview nights of plays as well.<\/p>\n

Maybe performers love opening nights the most. They enjoy the buzz around a new production, having family members in the audience, or the chance that a critic will speak well of them in reviews.<\/p>\n

Maybe the box office and board members beam at the prospects of a sell-out. For Friday and Saturday night performances, the valet attendants might take special care to service VIPs and nearby eateries are happy to take early dinner reservations.<\/p>\n

\u2026But I think I like going to dress rehearsals the best because most audience members are experiencing the performance as a gift<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Being around the energy of appreciation is no small thing.<\/p>\n

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