News Feb 27, 2013 at 4:00 am

Seriously. Doooooo it.

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1
The only way to see "Einstein on the Beach"
2
The funny thing is that back during the days of Mozart, people would talk and carouse and play cards at the opera, occasionally paying attention to what was on stage. It's only more recently that absolute respectful silence has been insisted upon.
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@2, Yeah I read that too. I think Sully posted a blurb about it. It seems a shame that its gone too, as so many things we go out and do could stand to encourage more socialization.

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Act 3 of Die Walkure would be impossible due to all of the giggling.
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2: I think that's the #1 reason why classical music is dead (along with jazz), and rock/hip-hop/electronic/etc are living. Because if you go to a concert of any sort of modern music, having fun is encouraged. The only real rule is that you shouldn't pour your beer on someone, but that's about it. Having fun at a classical or jazz concert? Forget about it. It's art. Sit down and shut up. So while there's plenty of young people who like that stuff, the last thing anyone would want to do is pay a lot of money to see it live.
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all pot ever does is make me paranoid, hungry, and sometimes a little stuffy in the sinus. I can't imagine any of these would make opera more fun.
7
If you watch Moonstruck on your Google glasses while at the opera listening to a live performance of La Boheme it will open a magical portal to Living Island.
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@6: You are smoking the wrong pot.
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@5,

I guess this is more proof of my fuddy-duddy-ness, but that's precisely what I like about classical performances. I can sit down in a reasonably comfortable chair and listen to the performance without losing my hearing.
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If you're smoking the kind of pot that makes you giggle uncontrollably, or involuntarily make audible "uhh, uhh, whoa, oh wow" noises, stay home, please. And if your buzz requires you to feed a steady stream of sweets into your gob, make sure they are not individually wrapped.
11
Last year for Valentines day, my girlfriend and I attended Don Giovanni at the Met Opera in NY stoned (perhaps there are more suitable operas for the date). She had never been to the opera before. It was quite the experience. We both had a great time.

Of course none of this was at the expense of our fellow attendees. No involuntary noises or poorly timed snackings. We even smelled clean, having eaten our pot and subsequently brushed our teeth. Being high isn't an excuse for shedding respectful behavior in public.
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Redemma- do you think everything that requires an attention span is dead? You are supposed to sit quietly in a movie theatre and watch...are movies dead because you can't get up and quote along? I know a ton of young people who attend classical and jazz concerts all the time.
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From an opera singer that lives in a state where pot is not yet legal (prohibition STILL doesn't work people...) I say DO IT!!! I've gone to a least 3 operas stoned, and it is amazing!
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@5 I always found the opera way less uptight than the symphony, in any town. I simply won't go to the symphony in a big city venue.

Not that I have the money to go to the opera these days, but I hope to again.

If I hadn't quit smoking pot years ago, I would definitely be making plans for a stoned outing to La Bohème. Sounds awesome.

I'm not too certain the folks running the opera have a problem with people coming stoned if it increases public support for the art....
15
"Comprehensible" if you speak Italian.

I went to the dress rehearsal of La Boheme, and all I can say is I'm looking forward to brushing up my German and seeing something from the Ring this summer. At least I'll catch one word in twenty without the cheat projector.
16
From the first time on I went stoned & then "Broadway Bro Down" longtime.
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@ 15, did you know that it was Wagner who is largely responsible for the transition of opera that @ 2 describes (and @ 3 and 5 stupidly lament)? He created the Bayreuth Festspiele in order to present the Ring on his terms, and one of the his innovations was bringing back Greek amphitheater-style seating. Older opera houses were designed to the audience could look at each other; Wagner wanted attention to be focused on the stage. It ended up revolutionizing how opera audiences behave everywhere.
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My friends and I usually kick the hacky-sack around in the aisles at the opera theatre. Sometimes we play ultimate frisbee.
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A) you're not the first person to do this
B) have you heard about vaporizers?

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