otterinbham 0 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 BOSTON (Reuters) - A fistfight in the balcony stopped the music on opening night at the Boston Pops, drawing gasps from hundreds of well-heeled guests at one of the country's oldest and best-known city orchestras. Famous for light classical music and family pop tunes from decades past, the orchestra briefly halted its performance on Wednesday evening as two men wrestled in the side balcony of the 107-year-old Symphony Hall. Concert-goers looked up after a woman's scream interrupted a rendition of the Hollywood musical "Gigi" about 20 minutes into the performance. Shortly afterward, conductor Keith Lockhart stopped the orchestra with a motion of his hand as the murmuring crowd turned to watch the scuffle, apparently caused after one man told another guest to be quiet. One of the men could be seen with his button-down shirt ripped open as a security guard pulled the two apart, according to a Reuters reporter at the scene. A man had his arm wrapped around another's neck, pulling him backward. "House security and Boston police stopped the fight, and the audience members were escorted out of the hall," the Boston Symphony Orchestra said in a statement on Thursday. "The concert resumed and ended with cheers and a standing ovation." No charges were filed against the men. The Pops, comprised of the Boston Symphony minus its principal players, is perhaps best known for July 4th concerts along Boston's Charles River that began in 1974 and include fireworks accompanying Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture." Its concert hall is considered among the best in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aumd03 2 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 My family would attend the Boston Pops when we were visiting family in Boston. It was great back in the day when John Williams was conducting. For those of you that don't know him, you know his music. Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Dances with Wolves, Apollo 13, Jaws, the olympic themes and NBC news themes. I hate to see something like this happen, but I can almost understand it with some of the experiences I've had at movies and musical events recently. People are extremely disrespectful and rude. Cell phones have only made it worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger in Spain 0 Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Damn aristocrats. They know how to throw it down. It is a well known fact that Louis Jourdan set a grand piano on fire and smashed a cello before diving off stage and beating the living crap out of a homeless woman after the orchestra played Gaston's Soliloquy during the original showing of "Gigi" back in 1958. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanTiger 21,665 Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 That would be mosh pit, old fart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otterinbham 0 Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 That would be mosh pit, old fart. Damn, I used to be such a cool guy. I guess I'll just sit here and wait for my AARP application to come in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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