We asked any of you who attended a concert, a recital or any music or dance performance or stage production outside of the US in the last couple of years to tell us how you learned about it and how you obtained tickets. Touching on events in Norway, Russia and Ukraine, here are the responses comprising part five in this ongoing series.
I read the subscriber’s letter “High & Low Points of Chile/Argentina Tour” (March ’12, pg. 25). My wife and I did the same Grand Circle Travel trip, arriving in Santiago on Feb. 25, 2011.
We asked any of you who attended a concert, a recital or any music or dance performance or stage production outside of the US in the last couple of years to tell us how you learned about it and how you obtained tickets. We printed responses in three issues (October, November and December ’11), and more are coming.
I’m not the cocktails-at-happy-hour type of traveler, but last summer I savored a peaceful moment in Siena’s great square, Il Campo, sipping a glass of “vin santo” as the early-evening light bathed the red-brick stone. My five-euro drink gave me a front-row seat at the best table on the square, and for a leisurely hour I soaked up the promenading action that nightly turns Il Campo into “Il Italian Fashion Show.”
In 2012, York celebrates its 800th year as a city. On July 9, the date when York’s royal charter was granted, choirs and musicians will perform a specially commissioned musical piece at the Eye of York, a lawn by the city’s 18th-century administrative buildings.
While traveling outside of the US, have you bought a CD of music typical of the country or area? A recording of the Berlin Philharmonic while you were in Germany, perhaps? Or maybe a CD of a street performer? For those of you who did, we asked that you tell us about the music and the artist plus any advice on making purchases. Responses were printed in last month’s issue, and more appear below.
In Moscow, the main stage at the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia (box office phone +7 [499] 250-73-17) has reopened after six years.
While traveling outside of the US, have you bought a CD of music typical of the country or area? A recording of the Berlin Philharmonic while you were in Germany, perhaps? Or maybe a CD of a street performer? For those of you who did, we asked that you tell us about the music and the artist plus any advice you might have on the subject. Responses appear below.
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We asked any of you who attended a concert, a recital or any music or dance performance or stage production outside of the US in the last couple of years to tell us how you learned about it and how you obtained tickets. We asked for the following.