Italian Opera!

Wednesday night I saw my first Opera at Teatro Communale in Florence. The opera was by Verdi, entitled "Rigoletto," and it was such a great experience. I loved getting dressed up in my proper and going out for the spectacle. Though I couldn't really understand most of it, granted because it was in rapid Italian, I definitely am glad I went. Our group sat at the top of the theatre, so we had a birds eye-view, and despite the fact that many of the thespians I was with complained about the excessive modernity that this particular director applied to this classic storyline the singing was beautiful and I'm sure it will be something I remember fondly for a long time.

Today I set off for PARIS for the weekend! I'm so excited to go back to probably one of if not my favorite cities in the world. I'll be there until Monday night and will hopefully have pictures up sometime next week. Au revoir maintenant, bisous!!