{"id":543,"date":"2014-08-24T10:49:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T14:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=543"},"modified":"2014-08-24T10:49:30","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T14:49:30","slug":"new-york-city-blog-aug-18-aug-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=543","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog Aug. 18 – Aug. 23"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Would summer be complete without attending Mostly Mozart? Of course not. Originally called Midsummer Serenades, the name was changed way back in 1972. On Thursday night Joshua Bell and Lawrence Power shone in their interpretation of Mozart\u2019s Sinfonia concertina in E-flat major, K. 364. The Mostly part of the name was a Boyce symphony and Beethoven\u2019s Eroica. This was the first time I\u2019d been in Avery Fisher Hall since its most recent renovation. Gigantic vanilla cookies? Flying saucers from a 1950\u2019s low budget sic-fi movie? Between them are vintage 40\u2019s lamps. These shapes have found a home, suspended from the Avery Fisher Hall ceiling. The acoustics are the reason given for the bizarre alterations.<\/p>\n

Off to the Public Theater’s Joe\u2019s Pub to hear Gian-Carla Tisera, the Bolivian soprano, who sings everything from opera to jazz to Latin American music. It was a wonderful Latina evening. Gian-Carla Tisera is sexy, dynamic and sweet. She makes love of humankind cool. She was also introducing her debut recording, Nora La Bella. She\u2019s accompanied by great musicians: Elio Villafranca:, Luques Curtis, Reinaldo de Jesus. Around me, people were taking photos of Gina-Carla in her gorgeous red dress, but my iPhone blocked. You can go to her website, www.giancarlatisera.com to get an idea of what I\u2019m raving about.<\/p>\n

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