The promotional tour "Suenos" starts in a quite strange way. I arrive at the theatre a couple of hours before the concert. As an evidence of the band fame, someone is already there waiting for the tickets. For the beginning the hall will be full (even if the theatre is not exactly an arena...). Strange enough, there are only darks and some metal freak. Is it possible that such a worthy group is appreciated only by a certain group of people? Or maybe the real mental closure in other places, with all those intellectual-chics not giving heed to concert organized by a fanzine? Well, they were wrong because, spite of all the technical difficulties (do two black-out seem enough?) it has been a wonderful evening. Ataraxia are now a quartet (that sometime returns a trio, when it is needed), thank to a new element. Percussionist and flautist, he has a beautiful voice with a rich timbre and of noticeable extension. He is able to add up, with his precise interpretation, new shades to the sound of the band and is a good complement to Francesca Nicoli's voice. The show is divided in two parts,: in the fist some pieces from "Suenos" are played. The impression I got in the review was confirmed. The songs are better live, I daresay it is an album made for being performed live, not listened from the Cd. The two black out I mentioned before do not undermine the quality of the exhibition. When the light goes out they supply first with an acoustic passage, then with a two voice orient-like improvisation. In my opinion it is the best moment of the first part and gives some hints on possible future developments, like it was said in the interview... The second part is all dedicated to "Fantasma Dell'opera", great album never presented before. The difference with "Suenos" is clear, in my opinion there are some of theirs best song. A pity the awful acoustic and amplification, the soundboxes did not work well enough, distorting the more acute tones, a real artistic castration for Francesca and the keyboard player Giovanni Pagliari. A pity also the audience, cold and little involved, a little too calm for someone proposing also medieval music. What to say? On the edge between Middle Ages and experimentation, they really sound good... In the ned a good evening despite of technical problems. On the contrary, Ataraxia showed they need no "help" during the performance of their songs. The valoyur is real, not virtual. If they come near you do let them pass unheeded...