A new organ begins to beat

A new organ begins to beat

An excited Montserrat Torrent made her way this Monday through the half a thousand people who filled the Oratorio Sant Felip Neri after having realized the dream of her life: the musical baptism of the instrument that bears her name and whose construction has been delayed for six decades. “It has been extraordinary,” she said after offering a concert in dialogue with the poem that Narcís Comadira has dedicated to the new Montserrat Torrent organ. Surrounded by the performers who premiered the organ made by Albert Blancafort with her, the centenarian artist added: “There will be many concerts. There will be many joys.”

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Why build a port if you have a beach (and slaves): what kind of dock did Barcino have?

Why build a port if you have a beach (and slaves): what kind of dock did Barcino have?

They are eight dolia or small containers that the Romans used to store products. They have just appeared on Hostal d’en Sol street, next to the historic headquarters of the Post Office on Via Laietana in Barcelona. The nearest ship is today – thanks to Google Maps – 310 meters away. Two millennia ago, when the Roman city was just founded, the sea must have been closer. Because those dolia are very likely used to store products ready to be shipped to the empire; the Roman one, of course. And because right behind is the wall that the city’s founders built to protect themselves.

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Vallecas is going to Leipzig to play its first final in style

Vallecas is going to Leipzig to play its first final in style

Leipzig, the German city that Goethe called little Paris, will be the little Vallecas on the next May 27, when Rayo plays the first European final in its history. The neighborhood is going to Germany for the Conference League. It only needs to overcome Crystal Palace in the last match, who eliminated Shakhtar in the semifinals. There is no rival that frightens Iñigo Pérez’s team, as humble as it is rebellious, small but tough.

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Barça, Copa champion after sweeping Atlético on the way to Oslo

Barça, Copa champion after sweeping Atlético on the way to Oslo

Barça once again demonstrated one more night that when they switch to steamroller mode, no one can stop them. Atlético de Madrid had no chance against Barça on the big occasions, they overwhelmed the rojiblanco team in the first half to take their twelfth Copa de la Reina. The third title of the season, after the Supercopa and the League, which they aim to turn into a poker next Saturday in Oslo. The blaugrana team will arrive fired up for the final against Lyonnes of Jonatan Giráldez.

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The rainstorm causes a Rodalies train to crash into a tree and forces the closure of the C-17 in Ripoll

The rainstorm causes a Rodalies train to crash into a tree and forces the closure of the C-17 in Ripoll

The circulation of Rodalies R3 line has been interrupted this Thursday between Manlleu (Osona) and Ripoll after a train collided with a tree that had fallen onto the tracks, due to heavy rainfall. The incident, which occurred on a single-track section, resulted in no injuries. The Bombers de la Generalitat, who received the alert at 8:07 PM, dispatched six units and evacuated the six passengers traveling on the train.

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The trompe-l'œil of the photo of Pedro Sánchez without legs in La Mareta

The trompe-l’œil of the photo of Pedro Sánchez without legs in La Mareta

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, held a videoconference yesterday with four of his ministers regarding the situation in Ceuta from his summer break at the La Mareta estate in Lanzarote, and from La Moncloa a video and a photograph of the moment were sent to the media. The fact is that the still image of the episode distributed by the EFE agency has raised some controversy because the head of the Executive’s legs are not visible below the desk in his office while he speaks addressing the ministers who appear on a screen.

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