We looked Carmen ... everything was very impressive .... well staged and a wonderful set design ... great mood
We were at 18.30 pm at the arena .... Admission 19.00 ... beginning 20.45 .... postponed because of a strike of the actors (that's one reason why I love the Italians) on 21.45 ..... it took then until 01.30 ... our poor children were not thrilled ... and sitting on the warm stones was really a bit difficult

Arena di Verona

As famous as Romeo and Juliet and smaller only than the Colosseum and the Amphitheatre of Capua, the Arena of Verona was built by the Romans in the 1st century AD, in the Augustan period. Its name comes from its central area, which was covered with sand, precisely arena in Latin. As in all amphitheatres, the famous gladiator fights were held here, as too were the venationes, the hunts of fierce exotic animals.

The amphitheatre was originally built outside Verona's city walls, primarily for logistical reasons, so that it could be easily reached by people arriving from outside the city (not by chance the gates porta Leoni and porta Borsari were rebuilt, to ensure a proper movement of the people). But the external positioning was also due to public order considerations, as such a densely crowded building could become a source of fights and riots.

thanks for looking

oliver

V1 the stage Leica x2
V2 the audience Leica x2

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