I don't often get wowed or shocked these days. I've gotten pretty take-things-as-they-are, let's-not-get-too-flustered-here, you get the picture. Last night I went to see my.. fourth? opera, but my first in Europe. It was Verdi's last opera, Falstaff, and can I just say it was an experience. You saw the picture, so you know what I'm getting at already. They brought a horse onstage. A HORSE. ON THE STAGE! It was a first for me, for sure. I must admit, the beginning of the second act draaaaggged to the point that I was starting to doze off. And I wasn't exactly thrilled by it. And then the second half of the third and final act happened. A forest. Fairies. Witches. Devils. Tree people. A woman singing on a horse. Me realizing I really should've looked up the show before I saw it.
So tomorrow morning I'm headed for Firenze (Florence) via train. More on that later!
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