On some holidays, beauty and bloodshed are entwined

Opera-goers are holding candle lights up at the beginning of an opera performance in the Arena of Verona, Italy.

2024-08-09  771  晦涩

These days, imagining yourself as a gladiator, you make your way into the erstwhile killing zone through one of the arena’s pink-and-white limestone entrances. But at Verona’s summer opera festival, the worst hardship is the stone seating in the ancient stands. Audiences are often given candles to light in unison at dusk. A gong sounds; the orchestra strikes up. The show begins.

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