Our anniversary weekend celebration continued on Sunday when we went to the Palace of Fine Arts for the first concert of the 2026 season by Mexico's National Symphonic Orchestra.
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| (selfie taken by Alejandro) |
The concert was held in the beautiful main concert hall. It seemed quite different, however, because the famous Tiffany glass stage curtain was raised and out of sight.
High above the audience, a stained glass dome
Mythological figures decorate the proscenium arch.
The first half of the program featured standard works with which I was familiar... Tchaikovsky's Polonaise from his opera "Eugene Onegin", Dvorak's Slavonic Dance #2, and George Enescu's Romanian Rhapsody #1.
After intermission, the orchestra played a piece by the Mexican composer Manuel Enríquez entitled "Latin American Rhapsody". It was a medley of tunes from different Latin American countries, some of them familiar such as the tango "La Cumparsita".
The final work was Maurice Ravel's hypnotic "Bolero".
No, they are not in the same class as the Cleveland Orchestra (yes, I am a bit of a snob when it comes to my old hometown orchestra), but it was an excellent and enjoyable performance, and I am sure that I will have no difficulty in convincing Alejandro to attend more of their concerts later this season.
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