Live from Malaga: Antonio Banderas tries conducting
mainThe Hollywood star, ex-husband of Melanie Griffith, was helping out his hometown band this morning.
We’ve seen worse.
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better than Domingo
Not much worse than Furtwängler.
Always a pleasure to see a bassoon section in groups like this.
It’s certainly a singular sensation.
He is great!
Not too shabby! My favorite actor-as-conductor is still Cary Grant in the 1951 film “People Will Talk”, doing a very decent job with Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture” (scroll to 27:50):
https://youtu.be/IaXfBmj-YzI
That was wonderful! Thanks for sharing – hadn’t known that existed. (Side note: in some blogs I use a picture of Marlin Brando playing a trombone as my avatar – just something about a great actor looking the part).
The Mask of Zorro has fallen.
Malaga is just beautiful and Antonio Banderas just one good reason to visit this vibrant city. If you want to discover more of Malaga, you should definitely go on a Sightseeing Treasure Hunt, where you learn a lot about the local culture and sights. A fun scavenger hunt adventure for all ages.
See you soon in Malaga:
https://www.malagacityadventure.com/