I was going through some old pictures and putting the better ones up at AdobeStock, hopefully to make a few pennies commission, when I found this one.
A few years ago, Mrs. Notes and I visited the Czech Republic. Before we left, we bought first row balcony tickets for Dvorak's Opera, Rusalka. When we got there, someone was in our seats. We flagged down an usher, who found someone with authority for us. She assured us she would fund seats for us.
It turned out she found seats in the very first row of the theater. I just leaned over the rail, looked into the pit, and snapped this one. We were so close we could hear the cast breathing.
We also heard the Czech Philharmonic and the Prague Symphony Orchestra but didn't luck out with front row seats on those nights. But the music was delightful.
I hope it doesn't give Bapu GAS.
We were sitting in the balcony for this one. A delightful symphony never played in the USA.