Yesterday evening, I was listening to vocal superstar Placido Domingo, who, together with our own Sondra Radvanovsky, provided the thrilling launch to the new BlackCreek Festival. He is universally considered one of the greatest tenors of all time.. and one of the greatest classical crossover artists. Winner of 10 Grammys and 2 Latin Grammys, he is known as "the King of Opera"
Yesterday, June 4th, started off on an ominous note -weatherwise. Cold, windy and raining heavily, the weather was sombre and off-putting, not at all the romantic evening on a warm summer's night under the stars I had been hoping for and the ads were hype-ing. I considered staying home, in fact. I'm glad I fought the urge. Listening to these 2 world-class artists, the beautiful music made everyone forget the cold as we clamoured for encore after encore. Then, a surprise ending..... as the music built up to a crescendo, .......fireworks!....a fitting ending to a sumptuous feast of opera duets and arias. The official opening of this promising new music festival.
The rest of the season, June , July, August, will see the likes of James Taylor, Lionel Richie, Tony Bennett, Diana Krall performing. Actors Dame Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons and Jane Krakowski are also scheduled to appear. For a full listing, go to
www.blackcreekfestival.com
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