September 02, 2007

Open Air Classic

One of the best locations to enjoy a concert of classical music is the beautiful Britzer Garten. Right in the center of the park is a small lake and in front of it a small hill, which is a perfect natural grandstand. So every year they construct a stage and invite 12000 people to enjoy a big orchestra and some famous singer artists. There are some seats in front of the stage but the real fans enjoy the slope of the hill, the best seats in the house :-)
It is funny to see how some of them are prepared. They bring chairs and even tables, blankets, food, coffee and wine, candles and other equipment to spend a great evening.
Of course it is sold out every year. And when the sun sets, the crowd gets silent and the music starts, everybody is certain about coming back next year.
The yearly culmination of the evening is the performance of the Fireworks Music by Georg Friedrich Haendel, accompanied by real fireworks which is fired in time with the beats of the music. Awesome..as the Americans say :-)