Yesterday in Milan we were walking past La Scala and we noticed that La Boheme was playing that night. We were informed that the ticket office would open at 6.00pm to sell tickets for the performance.
At 6.00pm we were there and were able to buy tickets in the gallery for €12…..an offer too good to refuse.
We arrived for the 8.00pm performance and made our way up the many flights of steps to the top floor gallery. The seats didn’t offer much of a view, but what can you expect for €12?
The theatre is magnificent, the sets were amazing, the musicians were fabulous, the voices were wonderful, but about now you can call me a philistine, because I still don’t like opera. Now that I can speak some Italian I can understand some of the words. I’m not so sure this is a good thing, they don’t actually say much that is worthwhile. I think it was better when I just listened to the lovely voices.
I am pleased I went, it was a great experience, but I won’t be going there again for opera……perhaps the ballet would be more my style.
Here is the interior of La Scala from our position in the gallery. Of course I can’t show you the performance, no photos are allowed, and my camera behaved itself.
We had to stand up if we wanted to see the whole stage……that’s what you get for buying the cheap seats.