An Evening with King Arthur

This evening we went to see Purcell's opera, King Arthur at the English National Opera. It was a must-see because it was directed and choreographed by Mark Morris. We've seen the Mark Morris Dance Group many times, they're our favorite dance company.

Before the opera I got my first gift bag (it's full of opera stuff). It was a very Kathy Griffin moment. Then we hung out at the Bollinger Bar at ENO and there were many familiar faces, including Laurel, Skip and Bruce from dinner on Saturday as well as several people who've been to our house concerts. That was really fun.

The opera was fabulous: the music, the dancing, the costumes (by Isaac Mizrahi), it was all incredible. One of the best things we've ever seen (or heard).

Then! After the opera, our friend Mary introduced us to Mark Morris! We were so delighted to meet him. He was hilarious and kindly agreed to let John take a photo of us. Then I turned around and my favorite Mark Morris Dance Company dancer, Marjorie Folkman, was standing right there! So, I threw myself at her (I'm not kidding) and told her she's my favorite, etc. etc. She was extremely nice and also said yes to a photo. That was amazing.

Many thanks to our friend Mary Deissler for taking us and introducing us to Mark Morris!

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[Glenda]

Soo... what was in the gift bag, Jan? You've had a great week!

- Glenda