Re: What kind of forum member knows no fear?
"Welcome back Brian"
Many thanks, kind sir. That's quite meaningful coming from you. Sincerely.
"nothing bad will happen to you"
Natch - how could anything bad happen whilst nestled so securely 'neath your ever-nurturing wing?
"I think I'm developing a fear of heights."
Oh, dear - that could turn out to be a huge problem, given your entirely merited perma-perch high above us pitiful mortals.
re Bayreuth: "It is soooo expensive"
What are we talkin' here? Like, crazy? Thousands n' thousands o' $, or quoi? Though surely this is THE ne-plus-ultra for a Wagnerian fanatic, no? And an utterly unique experience, to boot? A pilgrimage of sorts that kinda 'MUST' be done, cost be damned? Rather akin to the Hajj? How deep does/doesn't devotion to Rick-Hard & His Four Resoundin' Rings run with you bunch? Hell, even I'd consider a long-term saving-up project to fund it, and I'm almost certainly a complete opera novice compared to many. Does anyone have a loose plan to try to go someday? I know the non-VIP wait list is loooong...
interchange42:
"Our seats swivel."
Really? They literally "swivel", or have I misunderstood? Is this common in other opera houses? If they do indeed actually swivel, then I trust they do so very, very quietly! As I understand it, the acoustics in there are very much on the 'bright' side - great sound, but one can hear all the rustling of programs and such, as in Seattle for instance. Seems there's potentially a pretty obvious problem here if swivelling seats start creaking or squeaking or something.