Sonrisas y Lágrimas [The Sound of Music].

So this is going to be a relatively short entry, BUT it doesn't mean it is any less important!  In fact, it was one of my favorite memories of Spain!

On February 16th, my friend and I went to go see Sonrisas y Lagrimas, which we all know as The Sound of Music.  It was a musical that the Spanish Broadway was bringing to Valladolid, and my friend Gretchen and I decided to go!  We both knew and loved The Sound of Music, and it would have been the first time I've ever seen it live, so I figured why not see it live, and in Spanish?!  It would be even better!

We went early the day of and bought our tickets, and then enjoyed the show that evening!  It was such a wonderful experience!  The theatre here is really old (as everything is) and the inside is very gorgeous.  We sat pretty high up, but we decided there probably isn't a bad seat in the whole theatre.




It was such a phenomenal experience - the singers were all so very talented, and the scenery was phenomenal!  I think my favorite part was knowing the translations between Spanish and English and translating them in my head.  For example, instead of "these are a few of my favorite things!" the direct translation from the Spanish version is "the simplest things that make me happy". Close enough, right?  The song Climb Every Mountain moved Gretchen and I to tears.  Maybe more so at the end of the musical with the Von Trapp family climbing the mountain and the nuns all singing.  Either way, it was a phenomenal show!  I'm so glad I decided to see it here in Valladolid!

Here are just a few photos of the inside of the theatre for you all to enjoy!

Anyway, that's basically it, but I wanted to share that with everybody because it was absolutely amazing.  A few nights later, my host mom went to go see it with her sister, and she too said it was incredible!  We both decided that the woman who played Mother Abbess stole the show from Maria, her voice was marvelous!

In case you'd like to hear a sample, here's a link with her singing Climb Every Mountain: (sorry it's in Spanish!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLc6rd8Q4f8

Enjoy, because I sure did!

Besos y abrazos!
 Erin