Saturday 31 October (Boo!)
Ally and Dave treated us to a pre-opera* feast. The stars—of the dinner—were salmon with a balsamic vinegar-butter sauce (rich and yet perfect for cutting the richness of the salmon). Then mushrooms and leeks served with "Forbidden Rice," perfectly al dente: nutty, resilient, and a deep purple color (as which of us is not). To which we added a salad of oranges, beets, and goat cheese.
Washed down with lashings of Rief's Chardonnay.
Thanks, Ally! Thanks, Dave! Thanks, Forbidden Chinese Emperors!
* Iphigénie en Tauride. The third appearance of this opera in the blog.
A great evening from Opera Atelier, in a new all-singing, all visible production. (Unlike the invisible Chicago production, or the CCM Gluck meets Cormac McCarthy production.
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