11/22 - Metropolitan Opera Live from NY - Arabella - Woodridge

Metropolitan Opera - Arabella - Richard Strauss, 1933.
Saturday, November 22nd, 12:00pm-4:15pm
World premiere: Staatsoper, Dresden, 1933. The romantic comedy Arabella was the final collaboration of Richard Strauss and his great librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. While certain elements of operatic farce are present, there is great elegance about the work, and its characters’ journeys are moving and affecting in their own way. The title character—honest, pure, well-meaning—is one of opera’s most appealing and believable characters.
Arabella is set in Vienna around 1860. The historical moment that drives the plot is the situation of a fading landed gentry attempting to keep up appearances while somewhat adrift in the modern urban melting pot.
Synopsis - https://www.metopera.org/discover/synopses/arabella/

* * Meetup in the lobby around 11:45am. Purchase your own tickets.
Tickets $27. Cinemark at Seven Bridges, 6500 Rt. 53, Woodridge.
Purchase tickets at the theater.
Sung in German.
Approximate running time 4hr. 12min. Two Intermissions.
* * Casual dress code, formal opera attire totally optional * *
Purchase your own tickets. Though this is Reserved Seating,
operas never sell out. We can sit together.
https://www.metopera.org/