My OperaMy Operatastic Weekend!!!
Wednesday, February 7, 2007 11:37:28 AM
Last weekend was one of the best ever by far. Very surreal...
At the beginning of this year, I was offered a chance to visit the Opera offices and spend some time there. It was a thank you for helping out with the London Opera Event back in October. Of course I jumped at this offer! January felt like ages as I was really looking forward to this!
My boyfriend and I flew out there after work last Thursday night. I didn't get a great deal of sleep as I was so excited! Friday eventually came though and before I knew it, we were having lunch at the Opera canteen. It was really strange to meet people I have been speaking to for so long on the net. They were all as I had expected though if not nicer .
Friday, I spent meeting people and I was given a tour of the offices. I also spent some time with Espen, the Community Manager. He showed me how the community works and I helped him out with Member of the Week which was great fun! (Congrats organicchunkysalsa btw! Much deserved!) Seeing how the Community is run was a great experience for me. Having blogged here for 2 and a half years now, it was great to have a behind the scenes peek at how it all comes together. I didn't realise how much work is actually put in to produce our fantastic community!
The day was topped off with Friday beers in the canteen. It was a great chance for me to meet even more people and learn more about Opera and what people do there. There is so much more to Opera than meets the eye! The guys at Opera do a great job and are always thinking of new ways to improve our all round Opera experience and this was clearly evident. It was a great experience and one I will never forget! Thank you to every one at Opera for making my time there so great!
This community has many loyal members - We really should try harder to spread the Word about Opera and put it up there where it belongs!!! Just remember guys, you can all promote opera but putting a banner (big or small)on your other community pages or websites, by going here ------->Banners and Buttons. Also, don't forget, you can also do your own event - check out the starter kit here ------>Tips for an Opera Meetup.
At the beginning of this year, I was offered a chance to visit the Opera offices and spend some time there. It was a thank you for helping out with the London Opera Event back in October. Of course I jumped at this offer! January felt like ages as I was really looking forward to this!
My boyfriend and I flew out there after work last Thursday night. I didn't get a great deal of sleep as I was so excited!
Friday eventually came though and before I knew it, we were having lunch at the Opera canteen. It was really strange to meet people I have been speaking to for so long on the net. They were all as I had expected though if not nicer .Friday, I spent meeting people and I was given a tour of the offices. I also spent some time with Espen, the Community Manager. He showed me how the community works and I helped him out with Member of the Week which was great fun! (Congrats organicchunkysalsa btw! Much deserved!
) Seeing how the Community is run was a great experience for me. Having blogged here for 2 and a half years now, it was great to have a behind the scenes peek at how it all comes together. I didn't realise how much work is actually put in to produce our fantastic community! The day was topped off with Friday beers in the canteen.
It was a great chance for me to meet even more people and learn more about Opera and what people do there. There is so much more to Opera than meets the eye! The guys at Opera do a great job and are always thinking of new ways to improve our all round Opera experience and this was clearly evident. It was a great experience and one I will never forget! Thank you to every one at Opera for making my time there so great! This community has many loyal members - We really should try harder to spread the Word about Opera and put it up there where it belongs!!! Just remember guys, you can all promote opera but putting a banner (big or small)on your other community pages or websites, by going here ------->Banners and Buttons. Also, don't forget, you can also do your own event - check out the starter kit here ------>Tips for an Opera Meetup.
