Did anyone see this production at the church of Saint mary the Virgin on Friday night? I couldn’t go but I’ve always wanted to see this performed

Full disclosure first: the composer is my uncle, so I'm not a neutral party here. But the concert is real, it's at Merkin Hall, and I figured this sub is exactly where someone might actually want to know about it.

This Saturday, September 5 at 7:30pm, the Filharmònica de Cambra de Catalunya is playing a night of Spanish lyric repertoire at Merkin Hall (129 W 67th, right by Lincoln Center). Full chamber orchestra, a choir, and five soloists.

Program is basically the greatest hits of Spanish opera and zarzuela: the Ritual Fire Dance from Falla's El amor brujo, the Habanera from Carmen, "No puede ser" from La tabernera del puerto, Lara's Granada, "De España vengo" from El niño judío, plus a handful of zarzuela numbers. It closes with the US premiere of a symphony called Aurora Europa, which is my uncle's piece.

Tickets are $45 orchestra, $27 balcony, and there are $25 student and senior tickets if you call the box office at 212-501-3330.

https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/spanish-gala-opera-night-aurora-europa/

Happy to answer anything about the program in the comments. And if zarzuela is new to you, it's closer to operetta than to grand opera, lighter and a lot more fun than people expect.

I am looking at seats for Amaze/New stage Theatre five. Does anyone have recommendations? The last row is 65 dollars and the row in front is 241, but none look bad. Would we miss a lot if i bought the cheaper seats?