fydor's day at the opera

Finally started work on my Pass Culture (7 shows for 33 euros) with a matinee of Serge Prokofiev's operatic adaptation of "The Gambler" by Dostoyevsky.

The production itself was much more coherent than the one I went to earlier this month at the Théâtre de la Croix Rousse. Unfortunately, it was really hard to follow the story since they didn't give out any kind of free program - and I can't think of any theater experience where it's more important to understand what is going on than an intellectual Russian opera!

All of the performers were very impressive, though. The orchestra played beautifully, and I was especially touched by the performance of the lead soprano. I'm hoping to catch another opera performance before leaving Lyon, and hopefully one in French this time around!