Lago and I went to the Charlotte Symphony last night. It was a special 75th Anniversary Concert Celebration of the Symphony and they welcomed back former conductors going back to the 1950s. They opened with Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro," which many may know from Bugs Bunny's Looney Tunes cartoons, hence the obscure reference in the title of this post. I like a lot of the old classics like Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi and Bach, because to me those guys were the "rock stars" of their day. I listen to more jazz than classical, but when you listen to some of the classical pieces, some of them grab you right in your gut - you don't need an electric guitar to rock. Beethoven's 9th is one of my favorites and almost anything by Mozart. They played another piece by Mozart at the end of the evening. It's amazing how nothing else sounds like Mozart. As soon as his music starts it grabs your attention and forces you to listen. We plan on going again to the symphony for their Magic of Christmas concert and a special one-night performance of Handel's Messiah both coming up next month. We only decided to go yesterday when Lago spotted the performance in the newspaper's entertainment section. We also decided to eat at Morton's before the show because it was right down the street from the theater, and it's always excellent. Lago had the prime rib and I had a Chicago style bone-in ribeye. We both started with the lobster bisque, mmm... mmmm... good!
Lago and I went to the Charlotte Symphony last night. It was a special 75th Anniversary Concert Celebration of the Symphony and they welcomed back former conductors going back to the 1950s. They opened with Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro," which many may know from Bugs Bunny's Looney Tunes cartoons, hence the obscure reference in the title of this post. I like a lot of the old classics like Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi and Bach, because to me those guys were the "rock stars" of their day. I listen to more jazz than classical, but when you listen to some of the classical pieces, some of them grab you right in your gut - you don't need an electric guitar to rock. Beethoven's 9th is one of my favorites and almost anything by Mozart. They played another piece by Mozart at the end of the evening. It's amazing how nothing else sounds like Mozart. As soon as his music starts it grabs your attention and forces you to listen. We plan on going again to the symphony for their Magic of Christmas concert and a special one-night performance of Handel's Messiah both coming up next month. We only decided to go yesterday when Lago spotted the performance in the newspaper's entertainment section. We also decided to eat at Morton's before the show because it was right down the street from the theater, and it's always excellent. Lago had the prime rib and I had a Chicago style bone-in ribeye. We both started with the lobster bisque, mmm... mmmm... good!
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