Great show by Il Volo but disappointed by sound
by Cathie on 2025-04-07OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino - Niagara FallsRating: 4 out of 5Il Volo put on a great concert. This was the second time I have seen them and they are both great singers and great entertainers. My disappointment was solely with the venue, the OLG stage at the Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls. The sound quality was the part that most disappointed me. It just was not good sound for a classical concert and it didn't even seem like it was coming from the stage. My seat in the third row of the balcony was very far from the stage, though I had a great view on the huge screen in front of me. But why go to a concert if you can watch on a screen at home with better sound? When I saw them at the Meridian Center in Toronto previously, the sound was much, much better. Secondly, the lighting was distracting. All the pulsing and swirling light may be fine for a rock concert, but not for a classical concert. And every now and then a bright light would shine right in our eyes. Finally, there was no intermission. Two hours is a long time to sit and those who had to go out disturbed everyone else. But I can see why they did not have an intermission; the theatre is so poorly designed with only one washroom on the balcony level which was way at one end. It would have taken half an hour to get people there and back. I don't think I would attend a concert at this venue again.