Nabucco at the Met.

9-28-11 SHORT HILLS: When it rains, it pours. That old saying and one-time jingle for a table salt company, is happening here. We have had yet more rain last night and today, along with more fog, mist and humidity.

We got to the city, NYC, last night, had dinner with Ina at Cafe Fiorella and went to the Met for the first “Nabucco” of the season. Maria Guleghina, one of my faves played Abigaille, the villianess of Verdi’s opera. She dominated the stage, she was great. There are a number of Choral arias in “Nabucco”, but ‘Va pensiero’ is the highlight of the evening. Most performances, it’s played twice, if there is enough applause, but not last night to our disappointment. People were humming it as we shuffled up the aisle after the last curtain call.

And—it didn’t rain inside.