OPERA TOUR
JUNE 22 * 25 * 26 * 28, 2009
ITALY
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JUNE 22
LA SCALA * MILAN
Verdi's AIDA
The famous Teatro alla Scala in Milan
On June 22, 2009 I finally saw an opera at La Scala.
JUNE 25
ARENA DI VERONA * VERONA
Verdi's AIDA
The famous Arena di Verona is a Roman amphitheatre built in AD 30.
My first opera at the Arena
Guiseppe Verdi(1813-1901)
Unfortunately it rained that night.
JUNE 26
ARENA DI VERONA * VERONA
Puccini's TURANDOT
My second opera at the Arena.
Giacomo Puccini(1858-1924)
JUNE 28
LA FENICE * VENICE
Wagner's GOTTERDAMERUNG
The famous La Fenice in Venice, originally built in 1792, has burned twice (1836 and 1996) and rebuilt.
Richard Wagner's Götterdämerung is the last in his Ring Cycle.
Richard Wagner(1813-1883)
