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Published: September 30th 2022
La Traviata
And yes, that is a real live horseAfter a mid-morning train ride, we arrived in Verona where we had 3 nights of Opera. We found our Airbnb and settled in.
Our apartment was a 1 bedroom, 1 bath with a kitchen, living room and dining room. There was a balcony outside of the living room that had a table and 2 chairs. This was on what we call the 2
nd story here but level 1 in Europe.
The apartment was within walking distance, maybe 10 min, to the Arena. Along the way we passed many little outdoor restaurants and lots of gelato stands.
The operas are held at the Verona Arena built in 30AD. The opera starts at dark, ending sometimes after midnight.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verona_Arena We have found that the people who are seen, sit in the bottom front section. Women are usually in sequin dresses, some trailing on the floor. Jewels abound. Men are in the most fashionable suits; this year snug jackets and very snug pants with dress shoes and no socks or very short socks.
We buy a couple of glasses of wine and people watch before the show and during the intermissions. Maybe next year we will spring for
a fashionable glass of champagne.
As our checked bag with our opera clothes did not arrive (no fancy sequin dress for me or suit for Dale) we dressed in our best tops and clean blue jean bottoms. But we were fancier than some who wore shorts. My pearls always stay with me so at least I dressed up a bit more.
We watched 3 operas over 3 nights, as mentioned above. In order of attending, we saw La Traviata- Sept 1
st, Turandot- Sept 2
nd and Nabucco Sept 3
rd. La Traviata was our least favorite but we still enjoyed it.
Turandot’s Nessun Dorma was amazing and so popular that it is sung twice. The set was so opulent, so beautiful, so stunning. We were overwhelmed. This link is Luciano Pavarotti singing Nessun Dorma
