For Jes’ birthday, I got him tickets to the opera.  He’s always wanted to see Puccini’s Turandot and it was playing at the War Memorial Opera House this fall.  We went on Saturday and got there a little early so we hung out on the balcony for a drink and a view of City Hall.

The opera house itself was beautiful and they had subtitles on a skinny screen above the stage.  Our seats were up in the Dress Circle and in the center.  Turandot was really good and I recognized the music from the CD that Jes used to play all the time.  It was so good that I’m looking forward to watching it again at the ballpark next weekend.

The show finished a little before 11 pm and went on Open Table to find a reservation at a place down the street.  We had a really late dinner at Boxing Room, which served creole fare.  Jes ordered a huge shrimp po’boy that came with a side of hushpuppies.  It was delicious.  I also got a small bowl of gumbo and it was equally good.

Here are more photos.