Orfeo ed Euridice

Felipe and I decided to grab a bite to eat around the neighborhood, just to a local Irish Pub, and while walking home by the Lincoln Center we came up the crowd of people watching the projection of Orfeo ed Euridice outside of the Metropolitan Opera.

We sat down and caught the last fifteen minutes - the singing was beautiful and the orchestrations wonderful. The crowd sat and listened intently, while a full, clear moon rose behind them to the East.

Another wonderful outdoor New York City moment provided by the Lincoln Center.

La Musique en Paris

The Jazz
On Sunday night we had the opportunity to visit a jazz club, we went to the Duc des Lombards club in the Châtelet area of Paris to see the Roy Haynes quartet. The show was amazing, and for an 83 year old jazz legend, the man can really wail on the drums.


42 rue des Lombards, 75001 Paris, +01 42 33 22 88 (sorry...no photos of the peformance allowed....)

The Ballet


On Monday night we had the very excellent pleasure of getting to see a ballet at the Opéra Garnier. The building itself is amazing!


This chandelier apparently weighs six tons! and there is a beautiful Chagall mural surrounding it. See the details below:





Our seats were on the Third Loge, but we had a fantastic view of the stage:


We saw a ballet called "Les Enfants du Paradis" by Jacques Prévert. The Choreography was done by the very talented Jose Martinez. The entire performance was really wonderful. I wish I could share with everyone the beautiful dances and costumes that they had for the performance (unfortunately the frown upon filming!).

Unexpected Rhythm

I'm trying to catch up on my videos...

This was taken at the Coffee Shop in Union Square. Felipe and I went there with his parents for lunch/brunch towards the end of their visit. I happened to see his mom beating along to the music, and his dad join her shortly after. I guess you could say it was infectious...not that we saw people dancing around the restaurant.

The only drawback to this infectious music, this driving beat....was the fact that it was so loud. So loud that our waitress did not hear the order for Felipe's dad, and so we were served one plate short. Somewhat disappointing.