An evening at the Opera and ice cream
Una sera all'Opera
Sometimes in Summer, open-air opera is put on in Cortona at Piazza Signorelli. If you are lucky enough to be there at the time, it is a magical experience -- more so if you love opera. The standard is high
Trucks arrive in the morning to erect the stage and set in front of the bank
After dark, the audience fills the sloping piazza and awaits the performers
The opera, in this case Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, gets underway