Parc Ciutadella by Marek Lipczak

In its 16th year, Music als Parcs is on now all over Barcelona (it stared up the first part of June 2011). Music als Parcs is just that, live music in many of Barcelona’s green, grassy areas. My favorite park to see some tunes in is Parc Ciutadella, one of the largest leafy places in downtown.

Expect all sorts of music, including opera, jazz, and classical. Here are a few to consider this July 2011!

OPERA OBSESSION:

Paula Nogueira, soprano, Daniela Sarmiento, mezzosoprano i Montse Pujol-Dahme, piano.
 Works by Monteverdi, Purcell, Haendel, Mozart, Bellini, Rossini, Offenbach, Puccini i Delibes

20 July: Turó Park
21 July: Jardí de les Infantes

JAZZ CONCERTS:

FIELDS QUARTET: Rafael Madagascar, Cristobal Massis, Santiago Acevedo, Nico Sánchez

20 July: Parc de Joan Miró
21 July: Jardí dels Drets Humans

FRÄNKEL QUARTET: Alejandro Fränkel, Sergi Sirvent, Salvador Toscano, Miguel Pintxo Villar

28 July: Jardí dels Drets Humans
29 July: Parc de la Pegaso

CLASSICAL:

ENSEMBLE UNA COSA RARA

Ana Melo, Naüm Monterde i l’Oriol Garcia performing W.A Mozart

22 July: Parc de la Ciutadella

27 July: Turó Park

Concerts begin (usually) at 10pm. Come early to get a spot in the grass. Bring your picnic and blanket and get comfortable. There may be nothing sweeter than free live music under the stars on a humid Barcelona summer night….

MORE: (in Catalan) Website listing all concerts

Post by Regina Winkle-Bryan. See more on Spain on her blog, The Spain Scoop. Photo by Marek Lipczak