What was that flash?

Y’all know what a sucker I am for a flash mob. There’s something about the ephemeral nature of masses of individuals stepping out of a crowd, putting on a bang-up performance of one piece and then melting back into the environment. You truly have to be in the moment to catch it.

The people who started it all for me are the Random Acts of Culture lot and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. You’ll possibly recall their stupendous “Hallelujah Chorus” at the old Wanamaker’s mother ship in Philadelphia.

Well, the one I’m sharing with you today is in an Ikea, which turns out to be a terrific setting for the Papageno-Papagena duet from The Magic Flute.

Seriously—that birdlike popping up from amongst the housewares and faux foliage. Priceless.