My first opera I was able to watch live as a xmas presentfrom mymy parents - I had just turned 9 yrs old that summer. 41 yrs after the event I met the one who had played the Zar in 1983 (9). I have since been able to talk to him three times.
@@steveegallo3384 They had it on at my local opera house in 2007 and I went to see it. I completely fell in love with the score. Greetings from Austria :)