Icy Texas.......... with addendum

well, it was, this morning.
We know since Better Half  'skated' out to get the Morning Paper!

We are supposed to leave for Austin to be with "The Italian Girl In Algiers" at the ALO tonight.
"L'Italiana en Algeri" is a comic opera by Gioacchino Rossini. 
Who, it is said, composed it in his early years and in only 18 days!

 

The Ouverture is well known and frequently performed as start up to orchestral concerts.
Rossini admired Franz Joseph Haydn's music and included in his works many 'surprises' as did 'Papa' Haydn, especiallly with his Surprise Symphony!

 

It's show piece for a mezzo as the leading lady, which IS rare.
Below the finale with Marilyn Horne:

Most lower female voices are assigned to cameo or subservient roles.

It's just been announced on TXDot Roads Update that parts of I-10,
and I-35 in Austin, are shut down. Although, the reports may be exagerated?
One does not expect this sort here in 'balmy' Texas, right?
Guess we'll stay put, donate the cost of the tickets to charity, that is ALO!  

And listen to the Aeros Game via The Voice whilst sipping our favorite Viognier!

From a previous Aeros/Stars Game in Houston!

I guess the Stars will make down here safely.
Aeros are to practise at SLICE and not brave the trip to the TC twice in a day!
Aeros may be without :
Cody Almond  (call up to the Wild?) and Casey Wellman (injury again).

The conditions of the roads in Houston WERE greatly exagerated. Went out and found things dry.. but COLD! BRRRRRRRRR is the word.
Temperatures to drop even further into "artic condition" 
(that is for Houstonians).
Perhaps, a taste of what Minneapolis may offer when the Aeros play at

                     'their Wild home' bench later this month ...