Good year

Apparently, there's a lot of "good arts" (by my definition) in SF this coming year. For starters, there's Les Miserables (July), Stomp (end of July), and Wicked (August/early Sept) this summer.

Then, over at the SF Symphony for the 05-06 season, we have some great programs with Beethoven's 5th symphony, Grieg's piano concerto (it's THE piano concerto), Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and Mozart's 39/40/41st symphonies.

Next June, Madama Butterfly will be performed at SF Opera. This is a Puccini classic, and I would very much like to see this one... if only just to see "Un bel di" performed live. =)

Anyone interested in any of them??? My top three choices are Madama Butterfly, Wicked, and the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor. It'd be nice to see all of them, but transportation to SF will be hell, and that's a lot of ramen to eat to cover the ticket costs.