이분이 누구신지 아시나요? ㅋㅋㅋ 괜찮아요^^ 저도 몰랐습니다. 얼굴만 보시면 모르시겠지만 옆에 'Giacomo Puccini'라고 쓰여 있습니다. 자코모 푸치니는 이탈리아의 오페라 자곡가입니다.
지난 토요일에 예술의전당 국립오페라단에서 푸치니의 오페라 '라보엠'이 공연했습니다. 한국에 이런 오페라나 오르케스트라 보러 가는 것은 루마니아 (제 고향이죠^^)와 좀 달라요. 예전이랑 바뀌었을 수도 있지만 제가 루마니아에서 살았을 때 공연 보러 가는 거는 뭔가 어색했어요.. 루마니아에서 오페라 가면 dress code가 있어요. 남자들이 정장을 입고 여자들도 우아하게 입어야 됩니다. 이것은 바로 배우들에게 존경하는 것을 보여주는 의미죠. 한국에서 사람들이 이런 신경을 안 쓰는 것 같아서 오페라 가는 게 부담스럽지 않고 좋아요^^.
아래에 국립오페라단 좌석 안내입니다!
<저희가 선택한 좌석은 B블록 9열 13번&14번입니다.>
<1층-녹색으로 표시된 거는 저희가 앉았던 자리임>
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<3층, 4층>
앉았던 자리에서 동시에 자막 보기와 무대보기가 좀 어려웠어요. 자막이 나오는 화면이 너무 높았어요. 그래도 아주 불편했다고 할 수는 없습니다^^.
WTA Finals
Singapore. The competition reuniting the best 8 players in women’s tennis. It
is the last competition of the year, and the most important after the 4 Grand
Slams. This year the best world 8 competed against each other in 2 groups, and
indeed, each game was worth watching! When the best 8 play among themselves
each game is like a final.
Group standings, semifinals, final & points and prize won. Interesting fact: the participation fee of $ 151 000 is deducted from the prize, so players who did not make it to the final or at least the semifinals, perhaps won't sleep well until the next season begins. :D
Danish player
Caroline Wozniacki triumphed over veteran Venus Williams in the final
game in Singapore, a game which ended 6-4 6-4. The second set saw Caroline
almost winner as she was leading with 5 games to zero, but as champion that she
is, Venus made an unforgettable comeback winning 4 games in a row. Caroline
however, was strong enough not to be intimidated, ending up with the trophy,
and the money of course. Moreover, she climbed 3 positions in the year-end
rankings, from no 6 to no 3.
Caroline reached the fisrt WTA position only once before, between October 2010 and February 2011. She has never won a Grand Slam tournament, which makes this Singapore trophy the most important for her so far.
You can see the higlights of the game here: youtube linkDon't miss the second set! It was epic!
Incredible Venus, at 37 years old
The most important title in Wozniacki's career. She has never won a Grand Slam.
But she nailed this final.
THE
OTHER STORY, YEAR-END NO 1 IN WOMEN'S TENNIS: SIMONA HALEP.
THE
BEST PERFORMANCE OF ROMANIAN TENNIS EVER
Halep
was not able to reach the semifinals. She won her first group game against
French Caroline Garcia, but lost to Wozniacki and Ukrainian Elina Svitolina. As
the only player who could threaten her no 1 position, Czech Karolina Pliskova
lost in the semifinals, she managed to remain the leader in the WTA standings. And she will stay there until the next season begins.
Simona said she stills feels very sad for the French Open final she lost last summer, but as one of her goals for 2017 was to be No 1, she ends the year in a positive note. Her
game started to improve lately, and it seems that her biggest problem, the
mental part, is not as disturbing as it used to be.
One of the most consistent WTA players, finally gets there. But no Grand Slam yet...
AND YET ANOTHER STORY, CAROLINE GARCIA: THE RISING STAR
Another
Caroline, Garcia, was the last to qualify for this year’s finals. WTA No 8,
was, personally, my favourite player of this tournament. Very strong mentally
and with a powerful attack style game, she put in trouble all the other players
she met here. She even beat Wozniacki in the groups. I am looking forward to see her rising even more next year.
FINALLY, FAN BATTLE :D
Nothing gets more fun on facebook these days than following fans fight over the new world's number 1. From people lamenting there is no one single dominant player in women's tennis, to people arguing one does not need a Grand Slam to be a champion. Consistency or fame? What would you choose?
An article analyzing this particular topic here: click
