It’s amazing how my time at Fordham has led me to
discover new things that I otherwise would have never experienced. This is
especially true in terms of my newfound love of the opera. It all started in my
first semester at Fordham. In my philosophy of human nature class, my professor
allowed us the opportunity to earn some extra credit by going to see the opera Aida, by Verdi. Wanting to earn a few
extra points, and also curious, I decided to go.
The Metropolitan Opera House is located at
Lincoln Center, and is only a 5 minute walk from Fordham’s Lincoln Center
campus in Manhattan. Utilizing Fordham’s intercampus shuttle, and dressed in my
very best, I arrived to the opera house not knowing what to expect.
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| The Metropolitan Opera House located at Lincoln Center |
The building was absolutely beautiful. The staff
was very friendly and helped direct me towards my seat. But perhaps even more
beautiful than the theater was the opera itself. The sets were stunning, the
dancing was extremely graceful, but above all the singing was phenomenal.
Despite not knowing any of the words being spoken (the opera was in Italian),
the opera was incredibly emotional and moving, both happy and sad. It was like
nothing I had ever experienced before.
Since then, I have gone to two more operas my
sophomore year, La Boheme and Madama Butterfly both by Puccini. Being a student
at Fordham, I have been able to buy steeply discounted tickets and sit only a
few rows away from the stage, making my experience even more incredible. I even
made one of my best friends by going to the opera.
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| The Interior of the Opera House |
Before coming to Fordham, I had no interest at
all in opera. It is only because Fordham is constantly encouraging me to try to
new things and broaden my experiences that I was able to discover my love for
classical opera. Going to school in New York City allows for many new experiences,
especially when one is a student of Fordham University.
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