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Rigaletto & NCAA

Last Thursday, Mike and I went to Bob Jones University to see " Rigoletto ." The show was part of BJU's Concert, Opera, & Drama Series . (a.k.a. Artist Series .) If you have never been to an Artist Series at Bob Jones , this deserves a review in and of itself. As an outsider, I am (mostly) unaware of the BJU customs. Artist Series is a big deal . There are (obviously) no dances or any of that nonsense and BJU , so the Artist Series is pretty much (from what I can tell) they're only excuse to dress up. Boy, do they go all out--prom dresses, curls and all. The boys bring the girls gifts to prove their affection and, as I just learned, the girls also get the boys something. Most of the girls get flowers, I guess the boys get candy or some other non-girly gift. I saw a young man in a tuxedo carrying a bag a grapes. I had never been to an opera. What I discovered was this: An opera is a musical in another language. I had to look up and read the subtitles and then...