Thursday, 5 March, 2009 · 2 Comments
Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra
Simon Wright was the guest conductor for last night’s Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra performance at Al Bustan. He has been a guest conductor for many renowned orchestras – so Oman was fortunate in having a man who is used to quickly getting a good performance from new teams. The orchestra, established in 1985, seemed to have a greater mix of non-Omanis than I had noticed previously and a female Omani principal violin, again new to me .
The program consisted of the overture from Verdi’s Nabucco followed by Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances (1) a Baroque cum Medieval suite. The second half was Sibelius’s first symphony a nice contrast to the first half – though I enjoyed the first half more.
Categories: Culture · Muscat · Oman · Oman Hotels · People
Tagged: Al Bustan Palace, Muscat, principal violin, Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances, Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra, Sibelius first symphony, Simon Wright, قابوس, مسقط, Verdi Nabucco, عمان
Wednesday, 12 November, 2008 · Leave a Comment
In a vast swing from Muscat, over the mountains, through the desert, along the coast and back to Muscat we enjoyed some wonderful meals.
Local meal in Oman
Some in ‘local restaurants’ others in hotels along the way and finally in Al Bustan Palace. Fish was certainly the highlight of most meals and Squid featured in a couple.
Al Bustans China Mood
While Oman doesn’t have what seems to be a vast choice of dining options – sometimes it can turn out wonderful meals.
Categories: Meals · Mountain · Muscat · Oman
Tagged: Al Bustan Palace, Muscat, Oman, Restaurant
