15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Miss Manners: Was it rude to eat in our seats while watching an opera?
Dear Miss Manners: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, 'Medee' by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief intermissions.
We were seated in the two front seats of a box in the first loge with three pairs of seats behind us. Without an aisle, the box occupants must seat themselves in order from front to back to avoid climbing over one another. We needed to be seated first, and conversely, were the last to exit the box.
