La Cieca (third from left) is delighted to announce to her cher public (also pictured) the first-ever East Coast Parterre Gathering , since, after all, we can’t let the West Coast chapter have all the fun! Your doyenne proposes an outing on Sunday, November 14. Details are after the jump. 

The event is the Symphony Space screening of the Liceu production of Carmen:

Conducted by Marc Piollet
Directed by Calixto Bieito
Don José: Roberto Alagna
Escamillo: Erwin Schrott
Carmen: Béatrice Uria-Monzon
Micaëla: Marina Poplavskaya

The screening is at 7:00 pm and lasts about three hours.

Now, here’s how this will work. La Cieca needs a ballpark estimate of how many of you will be interested in attending this screening. That way she can reserve a block of seats for the parterriani and you can get a discount on the ticket price ($19.00) when you call in to Symphony Space to purchase your ticket.

So, can I get a count of hands: how many of you think you will likely attend this screening?

And, a second question: should we plan a time for food and/or drinks before or after the program? La Cieca was thinking that perhaps gathering at a neighborhood watering hole beginning around 5 pm might be workable? Or she is willing to hear your suggestions.