A Night at "The Bowl"
Last night I had the pleasure of enjoying a concert at the Hollywood Bowl, a landmark amphitheatre nestled in Cahuenga Pass. I've been to a handful of performances there (the most recent being Radiohead in spring 2004) and it's always a memorable experience. The Bowl may be the best place in Los Angeles to enjoy music in a natural setting.
Last night's program was the "Beethoven Triple," the last performance of this summer's "Classical Tuesdays" series at The Bowl. The Los Angeles Philharmonic is amazing; this was my first time seeing them in action.
The program began with "Overture, The Bartered Bride" by composer Bedrich Smetana. The next piece was the rarely-performed "Triple Concerto" by the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. The final performance was "Symphony No. 8" by Antonin Dvorak. While I can't claim to know a whole lot about classical music, I can say that each piece was beautiful and moving. I am very impressed by the talent these composers had; it must take a lot of skill and hard work to create such beautiful music. I also admire the talent and effort each member of the Philharmonic exhibited in bringing the music to life.
Our seats were amazing, so close to the front that we could see the conductor's facial expressions. You might notice the tickets were $92 a piece, but we were fortunate enough to be able to attend for free, thanks to one of my "connections" in the entertainment industry.
Part of the fun of going to The Bowl is bringing your own dinner and drinks. We enjoyed sipping champagne in alumium cans with straws, as it allowed us to demonstrate that we belonged down with the "bluebloods" and not up in the cheap seats with the "rabble."
I am looking forward to returning to The Bowl for this performance next Thursday.
While it's always great to go to The Bowl and to enjoy beautiful music, it's best to share the experience with someone special. I offer the following blurry photo as proof:
She's awfully pretty, isn't she? She also has a wonderful personality and obviously has great taste in men!
posted by Mitch Glaser @ 11:32 AM
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4 Comments:
Yes, she is very pretty... might I add... you are very handsome. A nice looking pair if I do say so myself. Glad you enjoyed yourselves.
Not bad, Mitch :-)
you go, guy!
That show you are going to next week looks amazing. I am a huge Ravel fan, in fact I played his piece Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess), which I see is on the roster for next week, on my oboe for the solo/ensemble competition when I was younger and came in first place. As one may guess, it is quite melancholy, but a beautiful tune.
Glad to see you didn't go the dinner/bar/movie route. A true stud!
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