-Published: Friday, December 13, 2019-
Plenty of Christmas concerts and musicals this weekend
By A.M. Costa Rica staff
The tenor Joaquín Yglesias will give one concert today at 8 p.m. at the Espressivo Theater in Curridabat.
The concert is part of the promotion of his recent album ''Tiempo de Navidad,'' "Christmas Time" in English, which contains a selection of classic Christmas songs, such as Silent Night, Drummer Boy and White Christmas, among many others.
The price of the ticket is $22, and can be purchased at the theater box office or the site Espressivo.cr
Another option of Christmas concerts will be presented by municipal bands. All these free, are as follow:
The band from the Municipality of Cartago will give a concert today at 5 p.m. in the Paseo Metropolis shopping center.
The Limón municipality band will also give a concert today at 6 p.m. at the Eddy Bermúdez Gymnasium.
The band from the Municipality of Puntarenas will also give a concert today at 6:30 p.m., at the Regional Museum of San Ramón and another concert Sunday at 11 a.m., at the Ojo de Agua School, in Puntarenas.
The band of the Municipality of Heredia will give a concert on Sunday at 11 a.m. in the Church pf Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepcion in Heredia downtown.
The band from the Municipality of San José will give a concert on Sunday at 11 a.m. in the San Juan María Vianney church in Barrio México.
The municipal band of Guanacaste a;so will give a concert Sunday at 6 p.m. in the Barrio Nazareth Church in Liberia.
The municipal band of Alajuela will give a concert Sunday at 7 p. m. in the Central Park of Athens.
Another concert will take place at the José Figueres Ferrer Cultural and Historical Center in San Ramon, today at 3 p.m. with the Voces Blancas Choir. A second concert is planned for Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Jazz Choir and Ensemble. Free entry as well.
Another options this weekend are the musicals at theaters.
One is the play “A Christmas Carol Musical” at the National Theater in San José.
“A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas,” commonly known as “A Christmas Carol,” is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London in 1843.
“Christmas Carol” recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.
Tickets are between $20 and $50, depending on the seat location. Children under 2 enter free. Tickets can be purchased at the National Theater box office or at the Espressivo Theater site. The musical has been running since Dec. 5. The final performances are Friday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Another option is “The Nutcracker,” at
Melico Salazar Theater in San José. The ballet is finishing its run with performances tonight at 8 p.m., two Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. and two Sunday at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
This year the main dancers will be from the Prague National Ballet. Nicola Marova and Adam Zvonar will star in the classic Christmas ballet.
The Czech dancers will be accompanied by more than 40 Costa Ricans dancers.
“The Nutcracker” is an 1892 ballet, adapted from German composer, music critic and artist Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King."
“The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” tells how a young Marie Stahlbaum's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls.
Ticket prices vary between $25 and $65, depending on the seating. Tickets can be purchased at the theater ticket office, or through the Eticket.cr site.
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