Like most people, you have no doubt often wondered what would happen if slightly crazy and unlimited budget got together one day and decided to build a theater. I found an answer tonight when I saw classical guitarist Aniello Desiderio, who has played with Chick Corea, John McLaughlin and Paco De Lucia, play a solo concert at the Palau De La Musica Catalana.
The building, whose official website describes the interior as "a mystical, paradoxical hall, packed with figures" was, at times, louder than Aniello's music, despite the fact that he had a microphone and speakers. "Why is there a 20-foot long carved stone horse emerging from the back wall of the balcony?" I would wonder as Aniello played a slow, reflective passage in an 18-century Italian composition. Paradoxical indeed. But nonetheless, a good time was had by all.
It looks like this:
The main stage
The ceiling
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