A Valentines Day Nostalgia!!!

As part of our Valentines Day Fernan decided to buy tickets to the symphony. I have never been to the symphony nor had he, so we were really looking forward to this. Last night we went to the symphony for the first time. Now I was not too sure what to expect, but I have a great deal of love for music and figured it would be something I would really enjoy. Can I just say that I... LOVE IT!! This is so different from listening to classical music, I love how you can feel the emotion in the music and how you can imagine what you want from it. How you can feel the sadness, the excitement, the love etc. in it. I loved watching the musician with there instruments, the conductor, and the mezzo soprano as she sang periodically. I have also wanted to watch an opera and after going to the symphony, it has only made me long to go to an opera even more. The great thing about last nights show was that all the proceeds will be donated to the Walenstein Musical Organization in an effort to rebuild the New Victorian School and music conservatory in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The school was destroyed when the earthquake shook Haiti. http://www.thenewvictorianschool.org/.

During Intermission

Photo taken by my Blackberry Smart Phone
Sun., February 21, 2010 at 8:00 pm at the Lincoln Theatre

Program

A Valentine's Day Nostalgia

Friday, February 21, 2010

Licoln Theatre, Miami Beach

I

SERGEI PROKOFIEV

ROMEO & JULIET (Selections from the Ballet)
Introduction / The Duke's Decree / The Young Girl Juliet

Masks / Dance of the Knights / Public Merrymaking

The Duel / Romeo resolves to avenge Mercutio's Death

Tybalt's Funeral Cortege / Juliet's Room

Juliet's Funeral / Juliets Death

II

MANUEL DE FALLA

EL AMOR BRUJO (Ballet 1925)

Introduction and Scene / In Cave -Night-time

Song of a Broken Heart/ The Apparition -Dance of Terror

The Magic Circle / The Spells / Ritual Fire Dance (to drive away the evil spirits)

Scene / Song og the Will-o-the-Wisp / Panto,ime

Dance of the Game of Love / Final: The Bells of Dawn

GEORGES BIZET

CARMEN (Selections from the Opera)

Prelude / Aragonaise / Habanera / Les Toreadors /Chanson Boheme

Mabel Ledo - Mezzo-Soprano

Eduardo Marturet - Conductor

Cruzan Amphitheatre - Colplay

Third time in my lifetime I have had the oportunity to see my favorite band perform in my home of sunny south Florida. It's the second time I get to see them perform at The Cruzan Amphitheater and I absolutely love the atmosphere at this venue. I don't know if it's because you can select to sit on the grass, or because it's outdoors or maybe seeing all the differnt types of people that attend is what gets me, but I love this venue for any concert.

You Know How I Know Your Gay?

If you have ever watched the movie the "40 Year Old Virgin" you will know exactly why I titled this post the way I did. Am I gay? Yes, because I not only like COLDPLAY, I absolutely LOVE them!!!! They are by far my favorite band, and in my mind I am going to marry Chris Martin, he can serenade me any day!!! I better stop talking before I get myself into some trouble! Anyhow, I was fortunate enough to go see Coldplay for the second time around, I went few years back and absolutely loved it, but was stupid enough to forget my camera!!! Ugh, I am still regretting that!! Once again I was in awe by this skin and bones band, they played three of my favorite old songs (In My Place, Polotik, and Yellow), but its always so hard to pick favorites with them, because even there least popular songs are awesome! They turn everything into something beautiful, its really all about the lyrics!!!!

Here are some pics of my glorious night!! At least this time I have something to show for it, but even if I didn't I wouldn't forget how much they ROCK!!!!!