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Opening Night
by Rachel Bennettthere's slack-jawed infatuation
and paranoia of the eyes
when the curtain first drags apart
into a foggy castle scene
and onto shirtcuffs and shoulder puffs,
vibrato and recitatives,
and when the characters haven't all died yet. 02/05/2010 Author's Note: It's opening night! Shameless plug: Check out IU Opera's streaming performance of "Lucia di Lammermoor" at 8pm ET 5, 6, 12, 13 Feb. http://music.indiana.edu/iumusiclive/streaming/ (I'm the tiny dot playing third horn.)
Posted on 02/05/2010
Copyright © 2026 Rachel Bennett
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by V. Blake on 02/05/10 at 10:34 PM Classic closing clause. |
| Posted by Therese Elaine on 02/06/10 at 12:30 AM The ending is seriously awesome -and can I say that I am totally thrilled you're a part of that opera?! That must be an amazing experience!! |
| Posted by Clara Mae Gregory on 02/10/10 at 09:25 PM Cute! (that last line especially) |
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