▁the ▁dis may ▁of ▁losing ▁a ▁person ▁whom ▁one ▁had ▁never ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁without . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Ven us , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Kar en ▁K ri end ler ▁Nelson , ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Opera ▁Colorado ▁for ▁the ▁grand ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Ell ie ▁Ca ul kins ▁Opera ▁House ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Origin ally ▁intended ▁for ▁Ren ée ▁F lem ing , ▁it ▁was ▁premier ed ▁by ▁Krist in ▁Clay ton . ▁This ▁sc ena ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁woman ▁on ▁a ▁blind ▁date ▁waiting ▁to ▁meet ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁a ▁museum . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁a ▁nerv ous ▁hope ▁that ▁she ▁may ▁be ▁about ▁to ▁discover ▁her ▁soul ▁mate , ▁she ▁gradually ▁becomes ▁ang rier ▁and ▁ang rier ▁as ▁it ▁dawn s ▁on ▁her ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁have ▁seen ▁her ▁from ▁a ▁distance ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁stand ▁her ▁up . ▁" A ▁luck y ▁child " ▁is ▁the ▁aria ▁that ▁she ▁s ings ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁leaving ▁in ▁a ▁h uff . ▁ ▁Some ▁Times ▁of ▁Day ▁was ▁commission ed ▁through ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁for ▁the ▁mez zo - s op rano ▁Zh eng ▁C ao ▁and ▁the ▁Harm ida ▁P iano ▁T rio , ▁compr ising ▁viol in ist ▁Da wn ▁Har ms , ▁cell ist ▁Emil ▁Mil and ▁and ▁pian ist ▁Laura ▁D ahl . ▁It ▁was ▁premier ed ▁by ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁Temple ▁E man u -