I can’t remember whether or not I’ve already mentioned this, but on the way back from Buenos Aires, on the bus, Nicki told me that she loves classical music, especially strings, specifically violins. So, I looked at the schedule of the Teatro Circulo, and on November 4th, there is going to be a group called Siberian Virtuosi from Russia, and their ensemble consists solely of stringed instruments. So, I thought it would be cool to surprise her with that. I told her to keep the night of the 4th open. But, last week I discovered that this particular event is part of El Abono, o sea, an upper class group of individuals who pay a yearly fee for the privilege of having exclusive rights to certain shows. Monday, I went to the theatre to see if I could by tickets for it, but the man in the booth informed me that on Thursday (today) they would be selling whatever tickets were left over, or the ones that the members of El Abono didn’t want. So, I went there again today to see what kind of seats I could get, and their computers were down, so they couldn’t sell anything. I was really frustrated because the theatre is on the other side of town from school, and I was skipping class to get there, and there are only a few hours in the morning when you can buy tickets. However, despite the setback and frustration, I ended up running into Priscila from administration, who took a liking to me and decided to lock the door to the public, since the computers weren’t working anyway, and give me a brief tour of the theatre. We went up the stairs and she showed me the view from the balcony. The Rosario Symphony Orchestra was rehearsing. She then showed me some more and took me to the ground floor, directly in front of the orchestra, and told me to sit down and listen for as long as I wanted, and that if anyone bothered me, to tell them “Priscila said I could” and that if I needed anything, I could come find her. I was really surprised and so appreciative of her generosity. I did have class. And I feel like Soledad (my conversation professor) has been getting irked with me lately, but she had planned to show a war movie today, and I don’t need to watch young men kill each other, I find it bothersome, so I opted to stay. Of course I opted to stay. So there I was, by myself, in the middle of El Teatro Círculo, with my own private orchestral performance.
El Teatro Círculo
What a beautiful place. So happy you got your own private performance. Awesome
What are you going to do about the 4th now?
Sorry it isn’t panning out for you.
you should have had her take your picture seating there. that is such a cool thing to have happened.
You truly have left me smiling with this post! What an amazing experience and opportunity, and frankly, I’m not surprised; when you are amazed by that which you find fascinating, when passion and curiosity and quest for learning and adventure are at your side, you are open to…the powers of the universe if you will, and amazing things can happen. So glad for these experiences and for being able to live vicariously through your insightful posts! Con mucho cariño y orgullo, Sobe
What a beautiful theater! How was the music?
What a piece of art! It looks like a dream – the shape and the curves especially. I would have been transported even without the music, but to have that as well is part ofwhat I imagine a perfect world to be.