Dear Silvia,
Forgive me for taking so long to get back to you. I have to say, “Tosca” at La Scala was profoundly stirring! Our seats were terrific. We traded around, so each of us sat in the orchestra for one act! I was thrilled that I sat in the orchestra for Act I because the set “inside the Basilica” was astounding!!
We absolutely loved the cooking class we took in Siena — it was one of the highlights of our 2-1/2 week trip to Italy. We even had a great time with the instructor speaking in Italian (even though we didn’t speak it).
Everything worked out great! We went right up to the desk and they just printed out our tickets with no problem. It was a big help since tickets to the Last Supper were sold out.
It was fabulous, the weather was great, the whole ambience was out of this world. As for Rome in general – it was my first time and I can’t wait to get back, I loved everything about it – except trying to cross roads as a pedestrian!
It was wonderful; it exceeded our very high expectations. Our visit to Italy was joyous and without any negative experiences. The only difficulty was having to come home and go back to work. Thanks again.
My husband thoroughly enjoyed the cooking class in Siena. He said that the teacher was excellent as were the facilities at the cullinary institute.
An experience at La Scala is every opera lover’s dream. The seats were reasonably good, although one learns that the horseshoe shape of most opera houses is designed for audiences more interested in looking at one another than in having a good view of the stage.
My husband and I enjoed our stay in Rome very much and especially that marvelous opera concert! I was personally positively surprised by “the quality” of singers! You see I am very spoiled by the Russian and Danish opera singers, so I did not expect that much from the unkown orchestra playing in the church.