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Aida in the Rain

8/26/2014

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Verona is a lot larger than Giuletta’s balcony and there are more people in town than just Romeo!  The main square is as busy as Rome. The streets radiating from the Verona Arena are packed with high end, pricey stores and are filled with a sea of shoppers.

Tonight we went to Aida, in the open air Verona Arena, which was built in 30AD. It has had a few updates since then including electricity and stage lighting. The acoustics were great and the singers voices carried fully and easily throughout the building.  The sets were large and colourful. Storm clouds were hanging heavily in the sky causing the first act to be interrupted while we waited out the rain.  The orchestra picked up their instruments and hurried inside.  The rain eased enough for the first act to be completed and a little of the second to be started, but then the clouds let loose again and rain teemed down soaking everyone except us! Britt was sporting her neon blue jacket over her opera clothes while I slipped on my birthday Canadian Maple leaf Poncho! Our outfits were topped off with Britt's leopard umbrella.  We looked pretty classy! Actually we got soaked.Our matching sandals are sopping wet straps of lifeless leather.

We enjoyed the part of the opera that we saw and were, like everyone else in the audience, disappointed by the rain. We made it home wet all the way through but safely.
 

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