Kliban by B. Kliban for July 17, 2020

Love it. Love classical music, including opera, too.

Face it, pal. It’s over.

Alternate title: Madonna Becomes a Waitress

Dinner’s not over until the fat lady sings…

But, I just want a cup of coffee, Hilda…

You can get anything you want / At the Valhalla Restaurant.

I remember the old Tivoli Opera Restaurant in Georgetown, D.C. where they did have opera singing waiters and entertainers.

This is the first opera I’ve ever understood!

The specials of the day?

Helen Traubel giving a patron trouble.

Sing me a reuben, baby.

Nobody else is going for the exotic presentation, either. Note it is soup and sandwiches in the background. Of course, if this is a classic opera, she will be the Valkyrie of Unobtainable Cornucipiae.