Mariza

Apologies to Kate for not getting this up sooner. I have been having technology issues. Yes, me.

Anyway. The amazing and generous Kate had some tickets going for an Opera House show around the time of Mark’s Birthday (which is actually not till the 13th of this month, but what the hell). I put my hand up, and we were thrilled to be met at the stage door by Kate, who took us through to the Green Room before the concert.

Mariza is a Portuguese Fado singer – a style I was completely unaware of until I looked up the opera house website to see where we were going. The music is powerful, and passionate, and full of love and loss. Very emotional. I won’t go on, because she isn’t doing any more shows in Sydney, you missed out.

After the show, we met Kate back down in the Green Room, had a few drinks and a lovely chat (Kate is a very interesting person – you should talk to her), and then had a wander through the dark and empty underbelly of The Sydney Opera House.

Here are a couple of silver and royal purple velvet chaise lounges that they clearly stole from my house. I want them back. Stat.

This is from the set of Sweeney Todd.

This is the theatre where a Patrick White play is on. The house rotates, and cameras inside the house capture action that can’t be seen from outside, and project onto two screens at the front of the stage.

And this is Mark and Kate examining the horror, the sacrilege that has taken place. The original seats which were designed for this room and made from the same beech that many other design elements in the building are made from, are being replaced by these plastic pretenders. Mark has his hand on one of the original seats.

On our way out, we saw Mariza and the band heading for their hotel. We thanked them for a wonderful concert, and walked past our wonderful harbour to a cab home. An amazing evening.