A night at the opera. What a magical place, from the outside it's impressive but as you climb up the warn stone steps and enter bright arena from the relative darkness, (with the bustle of other opera goers) you start to imagine the spectical you are about to see.
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Festival Areniano and many other events, within a nice and cozy apartment, where you will be waiting from Ornella and her 2 cats, non-invasive and independent
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Puccini's operas - in fact he did not live to complete it. The Chinese background to the story is amply reflected not only in the staging but in the skillful use of original Chinese themes in the music.The great open-air Arena at Verona is ideally suited to the spectacular chorus scenes which constitute such a significant part of this opera. The title role is taken by the Bulgarian soprano Ghena Dimitrova, with Nicola Martinucci as the unknown Prince Calaf, Cecilia Gasdia as the slave-girl Li and Ivo Vinco as Timur.
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more than proved those just critics wrong. It is now one of the standard and favourite works adored by opera-lovers everywhere. Its themes of love and heartbreak are common in almost every human experience and its plethora of beautiful melodies makes it immediately attractive to audiences everywhere.
The famous Arena di Verona Opera Festival celebrated European Music Year with a selection ... more
of works by Verdi, including Attila, set in 5th-century Italy, a barbaric age of Huns and Ostrogoths. This patriotic tale of the downfall of the infamous King of the Huns gained popularity in Risorgimento Italy of the mid-1800s. The great Russian bass, Evgeny Nesterenko, takes the title role in this story of power and treachery.
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Advantages: magical place for an outdoor performance Disadvantages: don't wear silly heals I saw many people fall
...stone steps and enter bright arena from the relative darkness, (with the bustle of other opera goers) you start to imagine the spectical you are about to see.
If your going to see a performance don't forget to hire a red cushion or like most locals take an inflatable one with you, the stone step seats were lovely and warm but hard especially after a couple of hours.
If you get chance climb up to the top of the seats and have a look ... more
A night at the opera. What a magical place, from the outside it's impressive but as you climb up the warn stone steps and enter bright arena from the relative darkness, (with the bustle of other opera goers) you start to imagine the spectical you are about to see. If your going to see a performance don't forget to hire a red cushion or like most locals take an inflatable one with you, the stone step seats were lovely and warm but hard especially after a couple of hours. If you get chance climb up to the top of the seats and have a look over the edge at the city itself and of course take in the vast size of the arena. The set and performance is another story, you don't even need to like opera that much, give it a try you won't forget it.
Advantages: A beautiful city with lots to offer Disadvantages: Italy itself can be a little expensive
During my recent holiday to Italy Verona was one of the cities that I visited. Verona is a city in Northern Italy not far from Lake Garda. Due to its geographical position the city has frequently flooded in the past and as you travel round the city this can be noted by water markings on bridges and walls. Verona was also the town that Julius Caesar visited for his relaxing stays and features strongly in the travel diaries of Goethe. Furthermore Verona is also the town were Dante wrote the second part of his 'Divine Comedy'. Despite all of this however Verona is probably most famous for being the setting for William Shakespeare's most famous tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.
So what can you do in Verona?
Verona due to its historical heritage has a great many tourist attractions that draw in the crowds. These attractions include The Arena ...
MI9to5 08.10.2008
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Advantages: Culture, music and Shopping Disadvantages: Can't think of any except perhaps the crowds at Opera time
OK, now I know this might not be everyones idea of a great night out but if you are in or around Verona between June and August you should really try it.
The Verona Opera Festival takes place every year in the open air arena in the centre of Verona this year its between 19th June and 31st August, they usually perform about 4 different operas on a rotating schedule, one of these is nearly always Aida. If thats a bit too high brow for you they also usually have one of the lighter operas such as Carmen on offer as well. The arena itself seats about 22,000 (no thats not a typo) when full which most nights it is. Unlike the atmosphere and cost of somewhere like Covent Garden, this is very much a people place. Tickets cost as little as 24Euros (thats about £17) for this you get to sit on the stone steps all the way round the arena ...
innovation123 01.06.2004
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the Soave wine region - and trust me, the Soave wine you'll get there is very different to the rubbish you'll see in tescos!
On a "holiday geography" front, Verona lies about an hour's drive from Venice and an hour and a half from Milan - both of which have big international airports that are served by budget airlines and BA, who will generally sell you a return from Heathrow for about £100. Verona also has its own airport, which is served by BA, but will cost a little bit more. Beware Ryanair flights to Verona though, as these are actually to Brescia, which is a very small airport which is effectively a shed in a field about 40 miles out of Verona. If you're not hiring a car you may find getting anywhere pretty difficult from here.
Probably the most famous attraction in Verona is the Arena. The Arena is the last remaining complete roman ...
louiseypees 08.10.2008
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