The Cosmopolitan Opera
I’ve been in the United States for exactly a week now. After five days of attempting and/or accomplishing nothing more than marking the skin of my buttocks with the upholstery of my parents’ couches in Connecticut, I decided to head down to New York City to take care of some business.
And by business, I mean the long-standing "loosely arranged" appointment with the Metropolitan Opera. The Met’s first request for said meeting came about a year ago. "Let us know when you’ll be available to meet"…to which at that point I could only reply "In about nine months, when I’m back in the U.S. again".
Declining my offer of a phone interview, I was told to simply get into contact with the Met should I find myself in New York. I did so about three weeks ago, in preparation for this Thanksgiving visit. I was told to check in on Monday, November 20–late morning–in order to arrange an appointment for later that day.
And that’s what I did. I put on my sleek black pomo best, jumped a train in New Haven (with my mother, who paid for the tickets and then gave me $50. I made the call at eleven, from somewhere near Rye. My contact at the Met, after seeming to totally forget who I am, began a long explaination about why "today and really also tomorrow" would simply be too booked for the colleague I’d hoped to see. During this monologue, my phone lost service (Verizon is a plague). About three minutes later, when I found a signal, I tried calling again.
The call went through to voice mail. I left a message knowing full well that this particular permanent floating crap game would probably not end up taking place in 2006.
So what does an overdressed, overambitious and overly frustrated girl do with an unexpectedly empty day in New York?
She drinks. Wine at The Cirque with my mother. Two cosmopolitans at my dear friend Beth’s HUGE new riverfront apartment (followed by a few rounds of straight Chopin). At some point the phone rang.
The Met: "Hi Miss Steier. Wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wuh-wah wah wah wah wah keep in touch."
Well. At least they called. I hope I was at least able to slur something gracious before hanging up.
Shortly thereafter, Beth and I bounced down the street, where I spent the $50 from my mother on a manicure and pedicure.
All in all, a perfect New York Day.
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