About a month and a half ago, Caroline and I were channel surfing when we stumbled upon a concert shown on PBS. It was a group of women with angelic voices singing both classic and contemporary songs, the backdrop of which was a medieval castle. As we are both love this musical genre, we were hypnotized by their singing and their music in general.
At the end of the show, we found out (throught the customary telethon at the end of each PBS show) that the group was called
Celtic Woman... and that they would be performing at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in less than a month! We did not want to buy tickets directly from PBS as they really charge an arm and a leg; I guess they pad their prices with donations. So, I immediately went to
Ticketmaster to see if I could still buy tickets. We were lucky; we were able to get tickets for the second of two performances... which coincidentally was on our 2nd wedding 'monthsarry'! Two birds with one stone!
Weeks rolled by until it was finally the day of the performance. We both have never watched a concert / performance at the Fox Theatre before, so it was a first time for both of us. Tip: Don't buy a parking ticket from Ticketmaster, its much cheaper to buy it on one of the the numerous parking lots surrounding the theatre (Or take Marta).
The outside is persian(?) inspired with minarets and windows of that style. The inside was beautiful, continuing the architectural details from the outside. When we first stepped into the main theatre, Caroline thought we were outside again, as the ceiling was painted to look like the night sky. It made the theatre look bigger than it really was.
Unfortunately, since we bought our tickets with less than a month before the show, we could only get seats at the very top of the theatre. It was a bit difficult getting up there, especially with Caroline's pregnancy, but we made it. The view wasn't so bad, but of course it could have been better. We weren't complaining though; we were thankful to have gotten tickets.
The show was great! As with most musical artists, they really do sound better in person. We especially loved the fiddler... she brought so much energy to her performance, dancing and twirling around in high heels, all while playing her fiddle intensely. I was also impressed by the two percussionists on either side of the stage. They each had their own sets of drums, cymbals, etc. yet always complemented each others beats.
When the concert finished, we left the Fox theatre with smiles on our faces. The cool air was on our faces, the echoes of the concert was still in our heads. It was worth it.
For Any Atlantans interested... Celtic Woman will have an encore performance on June 2, 2007 at the Fox... Highly recommended if you like this kind of music!
La Vita e Bella!
