What can be better than a bottle of good red wine, cheese, and Viennese waltzes under the starry nights? Not much. Honestly, Ravinia is one of my favorite places in the world. Since 1904, Ravinia has been associated with Chicago’s “sounds of summer.” Imagine a huge park with a lot of massive shade-giving trees where you can put down your blanket and lay down on the beautifully maintained lawn and share a picnic with your friends while you are listening to the some of the greatest music of the world. And it gets better as the evening progresses: as the sun goes down, the air gets balmier; the lightening bugs begin their magical dances and the stars begin to flicker. I only wish I could be at Ravinia every night because it’s truly delightful. Tonight’s performance is Mahler’s Sixth Symphony, August 4th it’s Placido Domingo and August 5th it’s Beethoven’s Fifth.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Ravinia: Music under the stars
What can be better than a bottle of good red wine, cheese, and Viennese waltzes under the starry nights? Not much. Honestly, Ravinia is one of my favorite places in the world. Since 1904, Ravinia has been associated with Chicago’s “sounds of summer.” Imagine a huge park with a lot of massive shade-giving trees where you can put down your blanket and lay down on the beautifully maintained lawn and share a picnic with your friends while you are listening to the some of the greatest music of the world. And it gets better as the evening progresses: as the sun goes down, the air gets balmier; the lightening bugs begin their magical dances and the stars begin to flicker. I only wish I could be at Ravinia every night because it’s truly delightful. Tonight’s performance is Mahler’s Sixth Symphony, August 4th it’s Placido Domingo and August 5th it’s Beethoven’s Fifth.
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