Unless it's opening night, you don't have to dress up for the opera, but it's generally dressier than the symphony (in that you see fewer jeans). Of course, that may just be because the crowd skews older.

ETA: That's not to say that you can't dress up, just that you don't have to.

Like the more reasonable churches, opera would rather have you in the seat in jeans than feeling like you can't attend because you don't have fancy enough clothes.

ETA: That's not to say that you can't dress up, just that you don't have to.

BUT YOU SHOULD.

Like the more reasonable churches, opera would rather have you in the seat in jeans than feeling like you can't attend because you don't have fancy enough clothes.

Yes, this is true. But if you have fancy clothes, I think you should wear them. I may be biased.

Do people still wear opera gloves to the opera?

I didn't see any the last time I went to the opera. Mind you, I wasn't wearing opera gloves, either. But I was wearing a tiny top hat, and a skirt with a bustle.

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Very good news!

I don't know about the opera gloves. I kinda dig opera cloaks though.

I can certainly do better than jeans, but I feel like what I do have is probably a little casual for opera.

So my TiVO is filling up so fast because most of the shows I am recording are recording in HD and that does not seem to be adjustable. booo! I do not need talk shows in HD. srsly. I want my TiVO shows in SD and basic quality and lots and lots of space.

I wanna be sleepy!

Why am I not sleeping? Seriously?

I am not sleepy either.

Someone needs to punch the insomnia fairy in the crotch.

Or rather, I'm extremely sleepy but am sleep free.

I am very much wanting to be asleep too. NSM with the actually sleeping.