o mio babbino caro

Was at Botanic Gardens yesterday with my mum for 'Opera in the Park' by the Singapore Lyric Opera. Quite cool.. a taste of high culture. haha! All around us, there were people with picnic mats, some food, and WINE! and some people playing cards with the backdrop of the orchestra behind them, some with their extremely well-trained dogs.. a total myriad i can say. Mum and i were 'scrutinizing' the happy picnickers around us. haha..

I was pretty glad, the whole programme consisted of small parts from many different operas, such as The Magic Flute, Marriage of Figaro, Gianni Schicchi, Barber of Seville etc etc. If not, i think i'll probably be on my way to sleep halfway through..

Oh oh! and after the whole show, while we were walking out. There was this lady holding onto this little girl and happily singing 'o mio babbino caro' to her. So the lady explained to her that this piece is about this lady who is trying to convince her dad to allow her to marry this man she loves, and if he disagrees, she will jump off the bridge.. AND the little girl's so adorable! she asked if the lady jumped off the bridge. haha. maybe she knew it'll be a sad ending after all..