We had a great day with friends, starting with breakfast with the gang at the Siberian Grill. Hardy and Judy, Bob and Pat, and Steve and Jan were there. We are still missing a couple of our crew, but they will soon show up in the RGV--along with flocks of other Winter Texans.
Later Jan and Steve picked us up for a trip to UTRGV Brownsville. We stopped in Harlingen on the way to eat at Stefano's Brooklyn Pizza, a very good restaurant whose Italian offerings are not limited to pizza. Everything was delicious.
We went on to Brownsville, arriving early for our show, so we strolled around campus for a bit. We read the historical marker signs indicating that the buildings of the original Fort Brown Hospital, built in the 1840's, are still being used today.
We attended two rather unusual interpretations of classical operas, both in English. The first was Englebert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel. It is reimagined as occurring during the traditional Day of the Dead festivities.
The second was Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti. It followed the original much more closely, except that Amahl is a little Hispanic shepherd boy.
Both of the performances featured excellent singers and lively actors. The students are amazingly talented, and the Performing Arts Center is a spectacular venue for a regional university.
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