Learned more of the history of the basilica at the Luminescence performance.
The Basilica of Saint Mary的点评
点评:This basilica is an iconic part of the Minneapolis landscape. From its perch on the hill it overlooks the Sculpture Garden, Walker Art Center, Loring Park, downtown Hennepin Avenue and the busy traffic junction of Lyndale, Hennepin, Lowry Hill Tunnel and I-94. We have been to all the above many times and always admired the basilica but had never been inside. On November 8, 2025 we found our opportunity by buying tickets to se Luminescence for the 7:30 PM performance with live orchestra and choir. We had a seen a similar show previously (August 2024) in Montreal, Canada. We loved the show, but this one was not quite as good. The most annoying was the loudspeaker narratives talking over the orchestra playing. Other than that we loved seeing the inside finally.
翻译:这座教堂是明尼阿波利斯市的标志性建筑。它坐落在山顶,俯瞰着雕塑花园、沃克艺术中心、洛林公园、市中心的亨内平大道以及林代尔大道、亨内平大道、洛瑞山隧道和94号州际公路交汇的繁忙交通枢纽。我们曾多次游览上述景点,也一直很欣赏这座教堂,但从未进去过。2025年11月8日,我们终于有机会一睹其真容,购买了晚上7:30的“光辉”(Luminescence)演出门票,这场演出有现场管弦乐队和合唱团伴奏。我们之前在加拿大蒙特利尔看过类似的演出(2024年8月)。我们很喜欢那场演出,但这次的演出略逊一筹。最令人恼火的是,扬声器里的旁白盖过了管弦乐队的演奏。除此之外,我们还是很高兴终于有机会进入教堂内部参观。