Land of Spontaneity

Today was our first rehearsal for the opera, a month-long project.  After the break, our rehearsal proctor,  held up a long-sleeved black shirt and made an announcement.  Because of the hot Japanese summers, men would not be required to wear tuxedos for the opera.  Instead they could wear all-black.  There was a lot of cheering.  He went on to say that there may be an exception to this for the last performance: for this, we might wear an opera-logo polo shirt, however, this is yet to be decided.  I'm glad I have time to prepare myself.