点评:On our week-long vacation to Montreal we hit the Basilica on my birthday and the ONLY day it was closed for a staff meeting!!! However, the attendant suggested we combine a visit with the evening SON ET LUMIERE (sound and light) performance called THE AURA EXPERIENCE. It was the BEST surprise birthday present I could have had!!!!
Fortunately for us this VERY POPULAR event (I HIGHLY recommend buying your tickets ahead of your visit) had a few GENERAL ADMISSION tickets available and when the website suggested coming for first door opening at 5:30 p.m. it was A DEFINITE!!!!
Sitting on the hard pews (...about a third of the way down on the main aisle) for half an hour was worth it. The dark setting, immersive ethereal music and magnificent visual of the chancel and alter area was a subtle prelude to the following 30 minutes of an unbelievably beautiful sound and light show embracing the architectural and artistic splendor of the basilica.
I could not believe anybody, let alone groups of people coming in close to 6 p.m. and expecting to find seating. The church was PACKED!!!! As well, this is NOT a performance for YOUNG CHILDREN as the music and visual laser show are quite intense...but fabulous.
After the finish you are allowed to look around the basilica for about half an hour so it is a great combination price for the evening visit.
翻译:在蒙特利尔为期一周的假期里,我生日那天去了圣殿,结果那天正好是它唯一一天因为员工会议而闭馆!不过,工作人员建议我们把参观和晚上的声光表演“光环体验”(THE AURA EXPERIENCE)结合起来。这简直是我收到的最棒的生日惊喜!
幸运的是,这场非常热门的活动(我强烈建议提前购票)还有少量普通门票,而且网站上建议下午5:30开门就去,我们当然毫不犹豫地去了!
坐在硬邦邦的长椅上(大概在主通道三分之一处)半个小时,也值了。昏暗的灯光、空灵缥缈的音乐,以及圣坛和祭坛区域壮丽的景象,都巧妙地引出了接下来30分钟令人难以置信的声光秀,这场秀完美地展现了教堂的建筑和艺术之美。
我简直不敢相信,竟然有人,更别说一群人,在下午6点左右还想找到座位。教堂里人山人海!而且,这场演出并不适合儿童观看,因为音乐和激光灯光秀的强度相当大……但绝对精彩绝伦。
演出结束后,您可以自由参观教堂约半小时,所以这个价格对于晚上来访来说非常划算。