“Grounded” at the Metropolitan Opera was certainly worth the watch. A new opera with avante modern music, where nearly every musical phrase ended elsewhere than was comfortable, but still worked beautifully. It’s about an uncomfortable topic, ripped from the headlines as they say, the ethics of fighting war with drones. The lead character is a woman fighter pilot and she is the “man” in the story, with a traditional role reversal, and yet also a mom and a wife. The leads were great, empathetic and sometimes funny actors and of course excellent singers. The Met opened their season with this wonderful new piece, and great energy, great dresses, and some celebrity spots abounded. At the VIP drinks prosecco was passed and a full bar offered my favorite, a Boulvardier, though I have to say since they changed the Campari recipe the cocktail doesn’t quite meet the past peaks it once did. I also had the opportunity to meet the two wonderful women who run BAM, Brooklyn Academy of Music, they make and nurture art from the start, something that impresses even as much as the fancy actors that were also crammed into the little roped apart drinks grab.
The Met Amazes
