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Gianni Truvianni's "New York's Opera Society" Chapter 3

 

I tried to walk as fast as I could; always remembering that I was wearing a tuxedo which I did not want to break or get sweaty in before the opera but on the other hand I did not want to keep my "opera friends" waiting. My "opera friends" included my ex-girlfriend, Amanda Johnson, who was a "wanna be" soprano in the style of Maria Callas (a singer who really met my dislike), her fiancée Arturo Gomez, a Colombian who aspired to be a conductor in the same category of James Levine. My high school friend Barbara Radniecki and her boyfriend, Brad Naggy. Brad being the only one in our group not to posses any musical ambitions or talent. His goal in life being to become a lawyer; leading to us jokingly referring to him as the "black sheep" in our group.

 

I, as always was the first to arrive at the place which we called our "meeting spot at the Met". Reason for this being that I was the only one in our group who was not in a couple and did not have to wait for anybody to get ready. Second to arrive was Barbara, accompanied by her boyfriend Brad. Barbara was a girl of medium height and weight, with green eyes and blonde hair; in a color which was not completely natural. As it was so fair that it was almost white. I had always considered her to be nice looking but not pretty; given that her facial features were a little rough. This giving me the impression that hers was that look which was typically Polish.

 

I would even venture to say that Barbara was arguably, the hardest working member in our group and to a large extent; the one we turned to when in need of sound advice. Our confidence in her wisdom coming from the time she had had to make a hard choice between being a mezzo-soprano or soprano. A soprano being something she had the voice for but chose to be a mezzo instead, given that she felt her voice would limit her to being only a mediocre in the soprano world. She like Amanda and myself also sang in the chorus at the Met. On that occasion Barbara wore her "opera dress". A long black dress, open at the top with no sleeves and a long slit in the front which exposed her white pantyhose. All these clothes toping a pair of high heels which I noticed she had a tendency to wear, perhaps

to look taller than she really was.

 

Brad, her beau was blonde with green eyes and was even taller than myself, standing at 6 feet 2 inches or 1 meter 91 centimeters while being very well built given that he went to the gym quite often. He also trained karate and aikido. One might say he was the sportsman in our group; in many ways resembling the Belgium actor Jean Claude Van Dame. He wore a black tuxedo and was as tanned as Barbara and I were. I really don't know what he did for a living though I am sure it was some job in a bank.

 

As I saw Barbara and Brad approaching I cried out "Hello there, long time no see!". Brad yelled out "Hi, what's up?" to which I replied "Not much happening here.". Upon seeing me Barbara said "hi, how are you?". "Barbara, have you ever heard of a dish called bigos?" was what I said to Barbara and I could tell by the look on her face that my question had taken her by surprise "Of course I have, it is Polish and my grandmother used to make it for me all the time when I was a child. How come you know it?" was her answer and question. "A Polish waitress recommended it to me at the Polish restaurant on 77th street." was what I said

which brought a slight smile to Barbara's weary face who said "Oh, you mean "Pani Beata's?". My grandmother, may she rest in piece; used to be a good friend of the owner. Did you enjoy the food there?" to which I replied with a cynical smile on my face "Not as much as I liked the waitress.". Brad who had been listening interjected "Since when do you notice waitresses?". Suddenly before I had a chance to reply to Brad's weird question, we spotted Amanda and Arturo who were walking hand in hand toward us.

 

Amanda was a typical W.A.S.P., not only because of her complexion; which was as white as apple blossoms but in every other way. She had long blonde hair which more often than not she kept tied in a bun, however on this particular occasion was keeping in a pony tail with a red bow on top. She was wearing a long white see through dress with a petticoat underneath. Her dress looking very sexy in contrast to her skin which had gone a dark brown from the sun. Amanda's dress also had two wide straps that covered her very large breast. I could also see that she was not wearing a brassier, given the dress's shape did not allow her to wear one as her back was exposed. She was 182 cm, (just 4 centimeters shorter than myself) which made her taller than her boyfriend; who at 177 cm was not short.

 

Arturo was born in Medallin, Colombia and came from what the English called a "well heeled" family. He shared a loft with Amanda on the Lower east side of Manhattan, where he also worked part time in one of the CD stores; though I don't exactly remember which one. He once commented to us that even though his job did not pay well, it did help him practice his English. As it required him to assist customers in making their purchases of classical music; something he kept an encyclopedic knowledge in. Arturo also might have been the most ambitious in our group. As he was looking to someday take the job which was at present being held by James Levine. As artistic director of the New York Metropolitan Opera; however for the time being Arturo like the rest of us was in his last year of studies and limited himself to conducting our school performances.

 

It is hard for me to talk about another man's looks but what I will say about him was that his skin tone was slightly darker than mine and the rest of my opera friends. He also possessed fine facial features, making him what I would imagine as being quite handsome for the ladies to gaze upon. A real Jose Carreras look a like. His eyes were brown with the same color hair. He like Brad and myself had also put on a black Tuxedo.

 

Amanda greeted us by saying "Hello, how is everybody after a long hot summer of not seeing one another?". This comment came as a remark to her having spent the whole summer in Colombia getting to know the people, we all knew would become her future in-laws. As it was before embarking on this journey that Arturo proposed to Amanda, who did not require much convincing to accept.

Brad laughed and cried out in response to Amanda's question "We're all fine, now tell us how did you two lovebirds spend your summer in Colombia?". This combination comment question made Amanda giggle as she responded in a most joyful manner "We had the time of our lives!". Barbara then joined the conversation by saying "How did you find your prospective in-laws? Were they everything Arturo said they would be and more?". "Yes, I am glad to say that they truly were!" was Amanda's reply. I then asked Arturo "What did they think of your future esposa (wife in Spanish) to be?" To which he just lightly chuckled as he did very often and simply said "She too was everything I said she would be and more.".

 

Amanda smiling with her lips closed, as she turned her head towards Arturo then to the rest of us and said "We hit it off remarkably well, I don't think I have ever been so cordially received in all my life, from the get go, they welcomed me as a member of their family.". We could see that they were both truly pleased with their relationship and that their trip had been to their complete satisfaction.

 

It was Brad, who then in a semi-joking tone said as he often did to remind us of what we needed to do "Not to change the subject or anything like that but shouldn't we be going in or are we going to spend the whole night feeling happy for Arturo and Amanda?". Brad had a way of entertaining us with the things he said which were not always intended to be witty but in a way managed to express our sentiment and I might add that on this particular occasion; he had hit the nail on the head. For our spirits had truly been raised by the news Amanda and

Arturo had brought us.

 

About the Author

My name is Gianni Truvianni, I am an author who writes with the simple aim of sharing his ideas, thoughts and so much more of what I am with those who are interested in perhaps reading something new. I also am the author of the book entitled "New York's Opera Society" which is now available on Amazon.

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