La Boheme
Houston has some great hidden gems - and while many think of Houston and Opera as Houston Grand Opera, there is a far more charming and wonderful Opera in this town,
Opera in the Heights . They preform in an old Church, the historic Lambert Hall, built in 1927 as the first permanent sanctuary for Heights Christian Church. And with 316 seats - the performance is right in front of you!
We were lucky enought to be invited to a dress rehearsal for La Boheme, and allowed to bring our cameras and to walk around and shoot picutres!
This is
Charles Stanton as Marcello.
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![<strong><center>What have these eyes seen…?<br>
After hiking in the Himalayas we return to a tiny village in Nepal, and there he was; on the bus. Looking at us. With these old, wise eyes. Not a smile, just looking; and his eyes made us think; who are we – that travel far and wide to hike, just for the joy of it. And who are you, old one, how have lived your years in this beautiful mountains that we seek?
And we remembered Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s endearing words;
A man’s age is something impressive, it sums up his life: maturity reached slowly and against many obstacles, illnesses cured, grieves and despairs overcome, and unconscious risks taken; maturity formed through so many desires, hopes, regrets, forgotten things, loves. A man’s age represents a fine cargo of experiences and memories. [~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wartime Writings 1939-1944, translated from French by Norah Purcell]](https://photos.smugmug.com/People/Portrait/i-Chfj5TW/0/23d7093d/Ti/Nepal%20Man%20on%20the%20bus-Ti.jpg)
