Tonight, a change in tv schedule meant a gap in decent programmes - that I hadn't seen, at least. So I was looking for an alternative - and today, I'd seen on the news about RTÉ broadcasting a Spanish classical concert tonight. So I looked it up.
And it is a very pleasant hour or so - coverage doesn't start until about 2.5 minutes in, mind. It is interesting to see the different orchestra sections separated by perspex. I think the highlight of the show comes when the lady comes on, about halfway through, for some impassioned singing and flamenco dancing. And what you have to remember about her - is that she's not a professional at all! Nope, she actually.. works in a nursing home. They were looking for someone to perform this work, couldn't bring anyone in from abroad, then heard about this lady from Seville who was trained in flamenco and worked up the road.. and the rest was history. (The conductor is Spanish too, and I guess also lives here.) Very cool story..
Anyway, for tomorrow, next film up on Amazon Prime is Kim Swims. Another story of someone who bucks the trend, this is a documentary about a woman who, eh, swims in the shark-infested waters off California. Well, each to their own..
