Beach Opera And Library

Apart from what I was talking about recently, the outdoor cinemas, and the normal activities on beaches like sing-alongs, mini concerts, dances, there's also opera transmitted directly from the famous Opera houses like the Liceu and the Coliseo, onto the huge screen on some beaches. This latter started 7 years ago, has now become the expected regular feature in the summer months, to delight the perennial opera enthusiasts, and educating the younger generation who is not yet initiated in this art. The projection has also since extended to the public gardens.

So far, famous works like Turandot of Puccini, Madam Butterfly, Hansel and Gretel, Weddings of Figaro amongst others, and the renowned tenor Jose Carreras ...

For day time, the public libraries on wheels also come to the beaches as well for those who prefer to sunbathe or just take it easy reading on the sand than to swim. This service is free, all you need is your normal library card (issue to all resident free on request) or, if you are a foreigner, your identity card or passport. There are hundreds of titles and types of novels, fictions or non-fiction, including comics, magazines and press, local or international. The only restriction is the book you borrow must be return on the same day, from 11.00 to 18.00 daily. If you are hooked by a murder mystery and haven't yet discovered who done it yet comes the closing hour, no big problem, the book will be kept for you the following day if you are the first to ask for it.

I live just yards away from the beach in Roses! So with the dozens of offers all available on the beach: food, drinks, massage, nail care, music, dance, games, books, and operas, who has time to swim?

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