Opera at the market 2009

13 November 2009 : an ordinary day at the Central Market of Valencia. Suddenly, beautiful classical music starts sounding over the market stores of fruits and vegetables : fragments of Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" are sung by professional opera singers ! Look at the faces and reactions of the buyers and customers, amazed before such magic and divine music, and by the confidence of good taste. Some are even moved into tears...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Giuseppe
• Verdi
• La
• Traviata
• opera
• acts
• Valencia
• 1853
• Italy
• Venice
• Mercado
• Central
• libretto
• Franceso
• Maria
• Piave
• Dumas

[nailedwit]

Like other here, I'm not a great opera fan. This, however, took me by surprise. I cried. Me. And I'm not given to crying a lot. This touched a nerve. Especially the people at the end:

The man who wiped away a tear. The woman who smiled at the camera as she too, dabbed at her watery eyes.

What a great idea for the arts. I'm an actor.

We NEED THIS MORE OFTEN! It tingles the spine and stirs interest.

And it works. Now I know this is by Verdi!

[sigtris]

Pues si ya debe de haber dado la vuelta al mundo, yo estoy en México. y ahora se lo voy a enviar a un amigo en Inndonesia.

[SethHesio]

La Traviata... the drinking song I believe! Awesome cultured flash mob antics.

[Grzesmo]

This video and the one in Tel Aviv are my favorites. I comeback a lot to them too. Yes, and I teared up too. If this is an easy way to get people more interested in the arts, let's do more and more.

[rolgaro1]

Wow!.... Amazing!

I LOVE Opera!

[shadamaron]

BRAVISSIMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dovhana68]

Very nice

[johnmic64]

Touched

[criftyscud]

One thing I inherited from my late dad is the love for music. He often cried when he listened to opera or classical music and so do I.

That video made me cry again. I wish we had performances like that in Athens.

[iritikhonova]

Этот немного плавающий в акустике огромного зала звук (особенно фортепиано) сначала вызывал некоторое недоумение. Плохая запись? Акустика большого помещения, когда эхо одного звука накладывается на эхо следующего?...

Казалось, что впечатление данный фрагмент производит меньшее, чем те, которые я видела ранее. Но когда после апплодисментов публики, зазвучали первые аккорды уже знакомой "Brindisi", я удивилась и с нескрываемым интересом продолжила просмотр видеофрагмента.

[soulfulpsy]

I find myself returning to this video whenever I need a little extra sparkle and enjoyment. The mixed responses of the unsuspecting crowd are also intriguing, ranging from those who allow themselves to be pulled into the music and those who are baffled, turn away or appear frustrated. Neither opera nor spontaneity are for everyone, which is fine, but I was encouraged to see how many turned this into a playful moment.

[spareaxe]

That was amazing.