Verona, Italy

I just returned last night from my school's orientation which included about a week of travel through Northern Italy. The first stop on our trip was Verona. Verona is a beautiful city with great shops and restaurants within the city center. In the heart of the city is the Arena di Verona. I was lucky enough to get the chance to watch the closing-night performance of the opera "Aida" inside of the Arena.
The Arena di Verona was built in 30AD, and can best be imagined as a more intact version of the Roman Colosseum. The arena delivers incredible acoustics, it is hard to imagine that there are no microphones involved. The performance of "Aida" was breathtaking, at one point there were over 100 performers on stage including horses!
If you ever get the opportunity to attend a concert at the Arena di Verona be sure to bring something to sit on, although the venue is beautiful the seating is on original marble (imagine sitting for 3 hours on pavement). Also, ladies, do not even think about wearing heals. I know an opera sounds glamorous, and it is, but the marble is slippery and there is nothing stopping you from falling hundreds of feet to your death!
I took a few videos of the opera to share with all of you so that you can get a better idea of what I experienced. I will be adding more soon, but below is a short video posted from the first act of the opera... Enjoy!


Ciao for now!