{"id":326,"date":"2009-09-09T08:41:31","date_gmt":"2009-09-09T08:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/wp\/?p=326"},"modified":"2009-09-09T08:41:31","modified_gmt":"2009-09-09T08:41:31","slug":"dirt_in_the_skirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/2009\/09\/dirt_in_the_skirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirt in the skirt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eric<\/a> is singing Don Basilio in The Barber of Seville<\/i> at the Washington National Opera<\/a> this September, which means, among other things, that I’ll be throwing a DVF dress in a duffle and boarding a BoltBus on Friday to the…does D.C. have a funny city nickname? “Our nation’s capital”? <\/p>\n

For the second year in a row, the Washington National Opera is presenting a free live simulcast<\/a> at The Washington Nationals’ stadium, Nationals Park. According to the Washington Post<\/a>, <\/i>last year’s simulcast attracted about 15,000 people (!). Good on their corporate sponsor Target<\/a> for money well spent. More importantly, the WNO website says there will be a t-shirt toss (!).  I actually attended the first-ever Nationals game, so, in addition to being curious about the scene<\/i> on Saturday, I feel some kind of loyalty to the team. Additionally, my friend Josh and his fianc\u00e9 went to the simulcast last year and, inspired by the number of times the name “Pl\u00e1cido Domingo” was said, suggested we pen a drinking game this year. <\/p>\n

My plans were thwarted, though, by D.C. city planning. Josh, a now-local, advised that getting back to the Kennedy Center for the gala was probably not the best plan, since traffic was unpredictable and the stadium was not close by. Changing in his car probably wouldn’t have been my finest moment, either. I’ve never been to a gala at The Kennedy Center, and I obviously want to do that since I see no other natural way to meet Josh Lyman. <\/p>\n

That said, if you live in D.C. and do go to the stadium, please let me know<\/a>! I’d love to post some first-hand accounts on the blog. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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