Margit Gantt

The Month of Love

February brought a plethora of concerts in Ensenada, classical music at its best.  I’ll take you to three of these concerts. The Opera Dido and Eneas, by Henri Purcell, was performed again, this time in Cearte three nights in a row and to a full house each time.  The cost of these concerts is usually $100.00 pesos ($7.60 at the …

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Classical Notes, Ensenada

Baja is especially alive with music in December.  There are Christmas Concerts for every music lover from Hard Rock to Classical.  My personal favorite was “Canta Noel” presented by our very own Ensenada Opera Star, Maria Lozano.  Maria is now also teaching voice at the University here in Ensenada, in Tijuana, and in Mexicali.  Her students adore her, and some …

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Classical Notes Yes, there is a Time Machine

And anyone can find it and enjoy it.  This is not the Time Machine in the old movies, with all the knobs and gears, and a calendar that can go backwards or forwards, but a real time machine that transcends several hundred years in only a few minutes.  The process may take up to two hours, depending on where you …

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