Concert at the National Theater

Do you remember that I went to the National Theater a few weeks back to get a tour and promised to come back for one of their concerts? Well; I did! Thursdays at 5:00 they have concerts in their Reception Room while waiting for the construction on the main stage to be completed. The have a different group come in on Thursdays and this Thursday was Katarzyna Bartoszek and Tupac Amarulloa. Tupac, a Costa Rican, played the flute and Katarzyna, from Poland, played the piano.

They played classical pieces from the 1700's and were really good. I was watching Tupac the entire time and his breath control and the way he was able to play all of the notes from low notes to high notes was amazing. Since I played both the piano and flute, I could relate to both of their music and I respect the talent they both have.

We couldn't take pictures during the concert, but I did take some more pictures of the Reception Room of the piano set-up and of the Room from a different perspective.

Pre-Concert Piano Photo

Imagine sitting there while socializing with friends before a concert on the main stage?

This is the ceiling in the center of the room. I couldn't get this picture during the tour.

Weeping Angel, anyone? This was just a cool picture I was able to take from my seat of the main Angel from the steeple outside.

I am not usually a fan of classical music, but I'm very happy that I went to this concert. I thought about what it may be like for people to come to the National Theater when it was first built. How cool it must have been to walk into this beautiful place and think, 'We built this'. This theater is a pride and joy of Costa Rica, and here I am, just any typical visitor, getting to enjoy its splendor. The ability that this duo had to enchant the room filled with visitors both from Costa Rica and abroad was astounding.

When their 1 hour performance was complete, it was time to head back to school for my dance class. I hope next time I come back to Costa Rica, I can see a performance on their main stage.