Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for August 02, 2023

It’s not over ’til the fat lady sings…..

The opera wasn’t that great.

But it ended on a high note.

Why did the opera singer get arrested??

She got into treble after the concert.

A pony always fails opera auditions…

…because she’s always a little horse.

Ah, the Saigon version.

Despite his many naps, he’s worth his weight in gold for his creative quips, alone.

… or a Chrysalis. A cocoon would be for (Madama) Mothra.

That’s a wrap.

Chrysalis, surely. Cocoons are more of a moth thing, aren’t they?

Local operatic and theatrical companies have to take local talent.

butterflies don’t do cocoons. They do chrysalises.

Now that’s a bad review.

Didn’t a Dorothy Parker review say something like this? :)

I went to see an opera called Carmen. It was all about guys in an auto repair shop.

All operas should just stay in the cocoon.

Mr. Pedantic here again: butterflies emerge from a chrysalis, moths emerge from a cocoon. Big difference.

chrysalis

It’s better in Klingon or Japanese. If an opera full of racism and misogyny can be any good at all.

Their version of ‘Swan Lake’ was for the birds!

Their ‘The Nutcracker’ wasn’t what it was cracked up to be.

Their ‘Ring Cycle’ had a flat tire.

Well, that should disprove the theory that “all the world loves a larva”! d;o)