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

 
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Trucks arrive in the morning to erect the stage and set in front of the bank

 
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After dark, the audience fills the sloping piazza and awaits the performers

 
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The opera, in this case Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, gets underway