El Colón
02/06/08 21:31 Filed in: Argentina | Buenos Aires
This morning in Clarin there was a transcript of the short speech made by Daniel Barenboim after the concert last night. He was upset at the fact that the Colon theatre, El Colón, was closed on it's centenary and had a go at those responsible for allowing such a situation to develop. According to this article the renovation has been delayed for two years by unspecified "financing and contracting problems".
El Colón is the most important theatre in Argentina and one of the finest in the world. According to Clarin its acoustics for opera are the best in the world and for classical music it is rated third behind the Grosser Musikvereinsaal in Vienna and the Symphony Hall in Boston.
Construction lasted from 1889 until it opened in 1908. It is now closed for renovation with much of the facade covered by scaffolding. I think it is still possible go on a tour of the interior.
The finale last night which was so enthusiastically sung by the audience last night was the Himno Nacional Argentino.
A piece here on the subject of excessive government goes on about security cameras being used to identify the owners of dogs fouling footpaths. Nothing of that sort here in beautiful Buenos Aires. Dogs are allowed to foul virtually any public space and are particularly active on footpaths. Not a lot seems to be done to prevent it. I'm for the cameras on this one.
El Colón is the most important theatre in Argentina and one of the finest in the world. According to Clarin its acoustics for opera are the best in the world and for classical music it is rated third behind the Grosser Musikvereinsaal in Vienna and the Symphony Hall in Boston.
Construction lasted from 1889 until it opened in 1908. It is now closed for renovation with much of the facade covered by scaffolding. I think it is still possible go on a tour of the interior.
The finale last night which was so enthusiastically sung by the audience last night was the Himno Nacional Argentino.
A piece here on the subject of excessive government goes on about security cameras being used to identify the owners of dogs fouling footpaths. Nothing of that sort here in beautiful Buenos Aires. Dogs are allowed to foul virtually any public space and are particularly active on footpaths. Not a lot seems to be done to prevent it. I'm for the cameras on this one.