On the 18th, Katie, Kate and I went to see Nagano at the Estates Theater. It's an opera about the 1998 Czech Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal. I'd been looking forward to it for a month, and when I finally saw it, my expectations were completely surpassed. The opera opens with all of the big names on the team entering the stage wearing really big mullet wigs and assorted 80s fashions. Then, they worship their goalie and make fun of Canadians and there's even an appearance by some of the most stereotypical Czech literary figures. If by chance you ever have a chance to see this, you absolutely have to.
The Estates Theater (Stavovské Divadlo). Mozart premiered his opera Don Giovanni here, and now they're showing a hockey opera. Classy.
Nagano!
Katie and Kate--this could get confusing
Orchestra
Chandelier
The Czech team literally worshiping Dominik Hašek. In the opera, he really is a god--his voice is a falsetto and he speaks in Latin. Amazing.
"Hosannah!"
Me and Kate at intermission
All of the boxes and levels
Zoning out
This couple made out through the entirety of both intermissions. The Czechs are big on PDA.
Cheering section
The Czechs vs. the Americans
Hašek protects his teammates from the big, bad Russians
Jágr got beat up
Don't all goalies block shots with breakdancing?
They won the gold!
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