Expedition-planning

Attending an event at the UT-PAC, otherwise known these days as the Bass Concert Hall, is an undertaking. Route, parking, nourishment, sanitation--all must be taken into consideration. Tonight it was the amazing production of Elektra. We're back now. This was the first live performance in Austin, and it's highly recommended. What music! Had we known, we needn't have taken refreshment. We had stocked up on NECCO wafers; Central Market had Goldenberg's Peanut Chews for the first time ever. But we didn't need them, because there were no intermissions. Had we known, we could have taken the bus coming and going. Unlike many other opera performances, this one concluded by about 10:30, before bus service stopped. It was an hour and a half of pure, unbroken, astonishing music. Those who did not attend really missed out on something wonderful. There are three more performances; the cheapest tickets are $15; the most expensive ones, whatever the price might be, would be worth the cost. The orchestra and singers together have not sounded this fine since the days of Dr. Ducloux.