How do you enjoy the theater? How well do you appreciate the opera? If you are going to the opera or theater House without a pair of opera glasses (often referred to as theater binoculars), you aren’t enjoying it as much as you should. You may ask “What could I possibly be missing?”  Well I was able to get an answer to that question first hand when I attended a performance recently.
    
I was attending a play put on by a local company with a close friend named Julie.  Julie had been given a pair of opera glasses the week previous as a gift, and we had agreed to break them in together. Neither of us had ever used opera glasses or theater binoculars before nor did we think it would be of much impact on our theater going experience. We took our seats about twenty rows or so back in the theater and the play soon started. About fifteen minutes into the play I noticed that Julie would hardly take her opera glasses away from her face and when she did, she would not take them away for more than a few seconds. My curiosity began to grow as the play went on. Julie remained glued to those theater binoculars. Just before the intermission my curiosity got the best of me and I asked if I could take a quick peek through her opera glasses, she reluctantly handed them to me. 
    
I peered through the lens and it was like I had entered a new world! I knew instantly why Julie had not wanted to give them up. I could see each and every expression in the faces of all the actors; I could see with great detail the intricate designs of the various costumes as well as stage props. But more importantly I did not lose the sight of the wide stage because opera glasses and theater binoculars are designed to have a broad field of vision, enabling me to see the stage as a whole, while at the same time offering me fine details with crystal clarity.  Julie allowed me to use her opera glasses till the intermission. Sadly though, she had become so attached to her opera glasses by then that she used them for the rest of the performance. I was left suffering through the play without. 
    
The following week we attended another play together. I was able to show off my new pair of opera glasses to Julie.  Fortunately, she had brought hers as well, so neither of us was left wanting. Since then, I have not attended a single performance without a pair of opera glasses or theater binoculars and I don’t intend to. Be wise to my advice; buy yourself a pair of high quality opera glasses or theater binoculars today! Click on the link below to start enjoying shows like you have never before!

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by Davin Perkins