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Sep 13, 2007 vita venexiàn
I couldn’t begin to describe this unforgettable evening: Morricone’s exquisite strains lilting, lifting, and coaxing closely-held emotions out of you to be swirled away on evening breezes, mingling then with those of all the other enraptured concert goers that filled the square. I don’t think there never was a more appropriate event for the Piazza and its evocative environs. Bravo, Maestro.
(A practical aside: it was during the tension-laced urgings of the Untouchables that we first noticed the acqua making its entrance up through the slots in the Piazza pavement…and pooling right under the lighting cables. The engineers inspected the scene quite regularly during the evening, not sure whether to be pro-active or just see how the situation might unfold. “è Venezia,” says one to the other. “che vuoi fare.” It’s Venice. Whaddya gonna do.)
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September 13th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
My Mom was fortunate enough to see Mr. Morricone’s concert at Radio City Music Hall in NYC in February—she said it was a great show - I cannot image how wonderful it must be to see any concert with the background of Piazza San Marco!!!!
September 13th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
I imagine Radio City was pretty special, too.
September 14th, 2007 at 2:11 am
Oh, how I envy you! I cannot imagine a more perfect night. I was fortunate enough to have been in Venice the night they unveiled the Torre dell’Orologio - another notte fantastico!
September 15th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Ah, I saw the chairs being laid out on the Piazza webcam and wondered what was going on. This sounds like a wonderful evening. Morricone’s score for Adrian Lyne’s ‘Lolita’ is one of my favourite pieces of film music. I envy you enormously, but I’m not bitter. Grrr.
September 27th, 2007 at 9:43 am
I happened to be in Venice on the night of the concert which was spectacular. Could someone tell me the name of the penultimate (I think) encore as I thought I had the music but I’ve no idea what it’s called and can’t find it. It was the one with the powerful female singer in the red dress.
September 27th, 2007 at 9:47 am
That piece was part of the longer selection performed earlier in the concert, from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
July 12th, 2008 at 2:17 am
Mr. Morricone is stunning and Radio City the venue for him in NYC. His performance in Sydney AU some years ago inspired my firends and I to dedicate an independent film project in his name.