9 Jan. 2013
Hallo und Grusse Gott, one and all! This is Phillip Pia, coming to you live from the wonderful city of Salzburg, Austria!
After a long, exhausting day of travel and a fabulous guided tour of the city, we found ourselves at an exquisite dinner-concert at St. Peter's Abbey (home of the oldest restaurant in Europe: open since 803 AD!). In between selections from three Mozart operas, we were served three courses of a delicious meal: a white soup with lemon undertones and a rosemary bread dumpling, roasted chicken breast in a brown sauce, and honey parfait with cocoa powder for dessert. It was a tasty, satisfying meal that made our evening of music just that much better.
The music program was a selection of arias and duettos from three Mozart operas: Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, and The Magic Flute. I was very much impressed with the quality of the music making tonight - the chamber string ensemble had impeccible rhythmic cohesion, staying in time even through complex passages. The vocalists were very good, too - the soprano had a nice, warm quality to her voice, and handled all her parts with incredible ease; the baritone also had a rich, full tone that suited the pieces quite well.
Overall, tonight was a great night of music. The intimate environment made the music just that much more affective, and added a dimension to the inherent drama of the opera genre. I almost felt as if I was actually part of the show, being seated at tables so close to the action. Very enjoyable indeed!
From Salzburg, Austria, this is Phillip saying "Tschuss!" for now!
Hallo und Grusse Gott, one and all! This is Phillip Pia, coming to you live from the wonderful city of Salzburg, Austria!
After a long, exhausting day of travel and a fabulous guided tour of the city, we found ourselves at an exquisite dinner-concert at St. Peter's Abbey (home of the oldest restaurant in Europe: open since 803 AD!). In between selections from three Mozart operas, we were served three courses of a delicious meal: a white soup with lemon undertones and a rosemary bread dumpling, roasted chicken breast in a brown sauce, and honey parfait with cocoa powder for dessert. It was a tasty, satisfying meal that made our evening of music just that much better.
The music program was a selection of arias and duettos from three Mozart operas: Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, and The Magic Flute. I was very much impressed with the quality of the music making tonight - the chamber string ensemble had impeccible rhythmic cohesion, staying in time even through complex passages. The vocalists were very good, too - the soprano had a nice, warm quality to her voice, and handled all her parts with incredible ease; the baritone also had a rich, full tone that suited the pieces quite well.
Overall, tonight was a great night of music. The intimate environment made the music just that much more affective, and added a dimension to the inherent drama of the opera genre. I almost felt as if I was actually part of the show, being seated at tables so close to the action. Very enjoyable indeed!
From Salzburg, Austria, this is Phillip saying "Tschuss!" for now!
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