Tonight we saw Dream and Reality, a blog-opera at the Hanoi Opera House. Yes, you read that correctly; It was a blog-opera put on in joint partnership by the Swedish and the Vietnamese. The story centered around a female protagonist named An. A gifted musician, An wants to follow her passion by playing drums in a rock band. The antagonist, her cowboy-hat wearing capitalist father, wants her to study abroad--presumably in the US--so she can make more money. He had winning lines such as "Life is only worth living if you are rich." At some point in the opera, they visit a rural Vietnamese village, where of course all the peasants are perfectly happy and content to be living a traditional, agrarian lifestyle. Oh, there was also a girl who cut herself, a guy addicted to heroin, and another dude dying of blood cancer. Basically, it was the Vietnamese propaganda version of RENT, set in current-day Vietnam and prominently featuring blogger-musicians. Another line that generated big laughs among our party was: "But we are bloggers. We always tell the truth!" Indeed we do, my loyal readers. Indeed we do.
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