This morning we took a walk up Broadway and visited both the Hershey store and M&M World. It was incredible that you can have a store devoted to one candy product. It's freezing cold but my scarf and hat did me well and kept me warm. At 11:00 we walked to 42nd street and got onto a subway going to Linclon Center, 66th St. Once there we walked over to the Europa Cafe which was a little deli restaurant where we split a turkey panini. This was a good lunch. The first opera was Donna del Lago at 1. When Joyce came out and started singing I got chills her voice was so pure and beautiful. Juan Diego appeared and got a good round of applause. We were underway. The second act is brighter with the full chorus in light colored outfits singing powerfully. This is a beautiful opera of Rossini music. We next went back to the hotel and encountered the biggest crowds of our stay here. Wow, what a mass of humanity. Before the next opera at 8 we walked up into restaurant row and went to the Bourbon Street grill where we each had a shrimp po boy. This too was excellent. The sub roll was typical NY City quality bread, the best in the world. We did not have alcohol with the meal because we needed to stay awake for the opera until midnight. It was an easy subway ride back to Lincoln Center. Hoffman started promptly at 8 with James Levine conducting. We were in the second row of the Dress Circle, center of the theater. Great seats! We enjoyed this version of Hoffmann better than the HD one 2 weeks ago. What a great cast. We thought we were getting 2nd string but it was the better cast. Got out at 12:15. Decided to do a nightcap at the View lounge. We each had a drink while the restaurant rotated. Went to bed at 1:30 AM.