点评:No doubt this is a lovely venue with exceptional acoustics for nearly any type of musical or theatrical event. I've been coming here for years and always tried to sit in the orchestra. Recently for Yo Yo Ma I was in the first balcony and have never been in a more uncomfortable seat since the Bolshoi ballet in Russia in the 1980s!
Unfortunately is was a miserable experience - very tight seating with my knees up against the seat in front of me. Additionally, each seat is directly behind the seat in front, making it impossible to see the guest performers. It was very hot. The man next to me spilled over into my seat, as his legs were long. It was just so uncomfortable and hot, that he left after Yo Yo Man performed. Having an empty seat besides me helped, but overall this was not pleasant. It's an old, old Auditorium and I understand when it was refurbished several years ago the stair step seating in the balconies, could not be adjusted to add more space.
I can only suggest, that if you are coming to Hill Auditorium, and your budget allows it, try to sit in the orchestra where the seating is better. Just know before you go; it's tight!
Also to address the reviewer who complained about it being poorly run and very late starting - this has nothing to do with the Auditorium staff, rather ... everything to do with the visiting production company. They don't start the show until they are ready - possibly a performer was late or guests were late arriving; there can be many reasons why a show starts late that have nothing to do with the running of the venue it's in. Don't blame Hill Auditorium.
翻译:毫无疑问,这是一个可爱的场地,拥有出色的音响效果,几乎适合任何类型的音乐或戏剧活动。多年来我一直来这里,总是试图坐在管弦乐队中。最近,为了马友友的演出,我坐在了第一层阳台上,自从 20 世纪 80 年代的俄罗斯莫斯科大剧院芭蕾舞团以来,我从来没有坐过这么不舒服的座位!
不幸的是,这是一次糟糕的经历——座位非常狭窄,我的膝盖都靠在我前面的座位上。此外,每个座位都直接位于前面座位的后面,因此无法看到客座表演者。非常热。我旁边的那个男人挤到了我的座位上,因为他的腿很长。太不舒服太热了,以至于他在马友友表演完后就离开了。我旁边有一个空座位,这有帮助,但总的来说,这并不愉快。这是一个非常古老的礼堂,我知道几年前翻新时,阳台上的阶梯式座位无法调整以增加更多空间。
我只能建议,如果你要来 Hill Auditorium,并且你的预算允许,请尝试坐在乐队座位更好的位置。去之前要知道,座位很紧!
另外,要回应评论者抱怨它管理不善,开始时间很晚的问题——这与礼堂工作人员无关,而是……与来访的制作公司有关。他们直到准备好才开始演出——可能是表演者迟到了,或者客人迟到了;演出开始晚的原因可能有很多,与场地的运营无关。不要责怪 Hill Auditorium。