mdlbear | Wine, women, and song!

Well, two out of three, anyway. We went to San Francisco this afternoon to see the Lamplighters' production of Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow. It was stunningly beautiful -- the singing, the costumes, the music, even the choreography. I could have sworn the choreographer had at least a nodding acquaintance with folk dance, but she was there and said she didn't. She'd done her homework, though; the dances in the second act were a mix of actual Eastern European folk dance steps. The waltzing was a treat, especially after the fun I had at GAFilk waltzing with jenkitty and cflute.

And the music! Gods, the music! There are times when I really don't mind earworms. "Vilja" was just freaking gorgeous.

And we saw the last performance of this run, so you'll just have to wait til the next time they do it. Nyeah!