Opera Goers?

Question

On a recent trip to the 'Opening Night at the Opera' I made my way to my usual front row seats and was dismayed to see a young man sprawled across three of them groaning loudly.

I asked him to move but the hoodlum ignored me so I called for the assistance of the usher.

The usher arrived and repeated my request but the ruffian just groaned all the more and started to froth at the mouth. The manager arrived and, for a third time, the man was asked to remove his person but he continued to froth and groan.

Shortly after the police arrived and the young officer asked the man where he was from. Groaning the man muttered ‘Balcony’.

Why do these foreigners insist on cluttering up our beautiful country with their uncouth ways? Perhaps in Balcony it is acceptable to slump across three seats and dribble but in England it’s just not cricket!

Answer 1

Are you sure you weren't being punk'd? lol

The last time I went to the opera in Portland, Oregon, a man in a wheelchair tried to run me over because he was upset that my legitimate PAID FOR seat was in the same row as the wheelchairs. I can't help it if Ticketmaster assigned me that seat! He kept insisting I was "stealing" a seat from a handicapped person. I finally had to get an usher to show him I was there legitimately. That man's borish attitude almost ruined the opera for me. I've seen better behaved people at rock concerts...HUMPH!

Answer 2

I realize that this is my answer to everything, but it's best for all concerned if you have the opera house demolished and a private one built on your estate. This way you will teach the manager and the ghastly members of the public a lesson, and be able to avoid them in future. Everybody's happy. Except the proles, but we need hardly concern ourselves with that now, need we?

Answer 3

Its a shocking state of affairs and no mistake old girl, these Balconians need a short sharp shock, maybe that sort of thing is acceptable in Balcony but this is Britain by god. And a lady should never be inconvenienced in such a way. By jove my moustache is quivering with rage at this. Tip top

Answer 4

Opera is Italian

Answer 5

Erm...are you sure he didn't fall from the balcony.

If he was frothing from the mouth, he was more then drunk. He was probably really hurt.

Answer 6

Sounds like he fell from the balcony......didn't you think that? !!!

Answer 7

It sounds to me like this chap in the 3 seats  got the rehearsall night wrong.I do know that Tosca jumps off the Battllemets commits suicide .Possibly this was Cavradossi chasing after Tosca .And got the location and part mixed up .He was a gen Opera goer sounds like he will have to go strait away if he is from the balcony.Are you sure a couple of those giant Sapranos havnt been playing squash with him It could very well be the latest tenor from China Name[ whoflug mefrom balcony] Hesa no aza gooda haza meea Pleesa excoosi meea engalazy meea amma Molto bene Tenor.Bye bye ciao  Bella dona PS a Pleesa pardoni mya Italiarno     It says in a little square abc  a tick check spelling . I think they have spelt it right

Answer 8

I hope you enjoyed the performance. It has been some time since there was a really good production of "A Night at the Opera", the last one with really decent critical acclaim was a touring company in the 1930s featuring Zeppo Marx in the Tenor lead role.

You may chose to hold fire with the condemnation until all the votes are in. It is concievable that your Balcarian friend may actually have been playing in an ENO Indoor Cricket Tournament.

Depending on which seats he was slumped dribbling across, (and the Captain's placement of players in the infield), three seats on the front row of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden sounds to me like either Square Leg or Silly Mid Off.

Regarding your choice of seating, I find these sort of problems occur far less frequently in the Dress Circle.

Answer 9

I can't believe that he did that!

You are paying for a 1st class seat, at my favourite place the royal opera house, and you deserve to be treated well.

I totally agree with you, it's just not acceptable. But i think it wouldn't make a difference if the person was foreign or not.

But how did he get in there?

Answer 10

Frankly, Lady Constance, I am surprised you weren't in your box.  

The problem with descending to the front row because you hope to catch the eye of the leading man is that it puts you in with the riff raff, including some who arrived in their front row balcony seats somewhat worse the wear from alcohol.

Answer 11

Hmm sounds like a long fall. What house was it?

Answer 12

Vagabonds are icky!!!

Lady McMaggie