Enjoying Sting at Sydney Opera House
On the last day of January (31), this year, I had the privilege of
being present at the world famous Sydney Opera House when the British
music idol of the 1980s , Sting of the former Police Band fame, made his
presence felt with his magnificent performance accompanied by the noted
Sydney Symphonic Orchestra striking up memorable music that was a fad
three decades ago, and still enlivening present day audiences.
He is winner of many Grammy Awards. The acoustics in the state of the
art Drama Theatre was simply right for the reverberating as well as the
cool soothing symphonic orchestration that accompanied the singer’s
rendering.
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My son Raam Siva, despite his business schedule, took me to be in the
centre of the audience in “ L Row, “, in Level I, just a few yards away
from the stupendous Opera Theatre which housed in full capacity nearly
2000 admirers both old and young dressed in elegant attire and showing
their refined taste in appreciating fine music with even standing
ovation for most of the songs the singer sang with his controlled vocal
tones.
Most of the songs he sung were his own composition as jazz, classical
and even lovely Spanish and Portuguese rhythms that were irresistible
for a dancer or a member of the audience either to gently shake hiss or
head this side or that side or to tap his or her feet to the
intoxicating rhythms.
Sting was also a notable lyricist or how he may be called a
songwriter. The performance was an amalgam of melodies, lingering on
peaceful themes but with vibrant music. It enthralled the audience that
kept on shaking ones head. And the lyrics had deeper meanings.
In his presentation, he added humour, acting, laughing, mimicking and
entertaining the attentive audience that was thrilled to see him perform
in a live concert. To me he looked somewhat like our own writer in
English, Carl Muller, as he moved on the stage with his short steps and
then radically changing his stance as a jumper and dancer. Born on the
same date as Mahatma Gandhi on October 02, 1951, with his real name
Gordon Mathew Thomas, Sting proved he is a polished performer on stage
with meticulous fineness.
Readers would be aware that he has acted in many films too. Sting is
also known as a philanthropist and an activist in caring for the
socially handicapped people. To know about his songs and albums and
other details of this 60 year lord of music (he is credited with the
honour of a CBE), one could always collect material from the Internet,
Although I am not a particular fan of Sting as I would like the
greats of the 50s, 60s ,and 70s, yet I enjoyed the variety of musical
fare he provided ably and appropriately backed by the Sydney Symphonic
Orchestra making me like the music of the 1980s as well.
Sting’s Music was wine and pleasure for a retiring soul like me.
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