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TEATRO FRANCISCO JAVIER CLAVIJERO AND THE BAT
A well-hidden treasure in Veracruz is the Clavijero theater. It’s a grand European opera house, but it’s only half size.
Three levels of boxes wrap around the main floor. The candelabra glisten with thousands of lights; the marble stairs are sculpture.
There is no distant seating. Instead of looking at the orchestra or soloist from afar, ...
one feels a closeness. It’s a spatial closeness, but it leads to feeling that one is part of the music. It’s a magic we’ve never felt in other concert halls.
Last night some of us from the school attended a piano concert. The young pianist, Gabriele Baldocci, is incredibly talented.
The audience was delighted with his performance. I’m sure audiences everywhere always are.
The bat wasn’t happy. We often say Veracruz has everything. Little by little we keep seeing how much newness “everything” includes. Racing in sixty foot diameter circles, the bat was spinning around over the floor flying up high at the third level of boxes.
Now and then it dipped to the second level and even detoured over the stage. Baldocci seemed never to notice it. Fearing being buzzed by an errant bat, we kept close watch.
Baldocci plays again tonight, both last night and tonight are charity events. We’re hoping for a full house and “clear” skies.
Eric Langner September 13, 2007 08:41 AM