“Carmen” and “Medée”. Great memories of queuing for cheap tickets at the crack of dawn that morning—and of queuing for the queue!

Chatted with an Australian who obviously indulged his passion for opera regularly on the cheap—and that night at Carmen ran into him at the interval, as he was heading out the door! He was leaving early as he found the production tedious and irritating. I, on the other hand, was having a great time.