A monodrama is a show with only one performer and the NYCO put together a show made up of three monodramas. The first and the third portions of the show were not good. They seemed to be attempts at "modern" opera and they just really went too far from a standard opera layout to be enjoyable. The second show was quite good though. It was called Erwartung and it was the story of a murder told backwards. It was really well done and I enjoyed it quite a lot.
I generally love the opera and it is a rare thing to find that I didn't enjoy a show but Monodramas made my list of least favorites. The first part was an opera based on an abstract painting that made very little sense. It ended with a big fire though so that was kind of cool. The third one was an opera based on a poem by Samuel Beckett that had a lot of neon colors and mirrored cubes that came down out of the ceiling. It was a strange show! The opera house is beautiful though.
We got there early to get our tickets to the show and since we had more than an hour to kill we went across the street to a restaurant called Rosa Mexicano and had lunch. It was phenomenal! I think I finally found a delicious Mexican restaurant in the city. I had their fondue with peppers and sausage and my husband made a meal out of their guacamole.
They bring this big cart to your table and make the guacamole right in front of you. It is made by hand without blenders or food processors and it was fabulous. Rosa Mexicano is now our go-to spot for tasty Mexican food in the city!
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