Verdi At The Orvieto Cathedral

As we walked the nave it was obvious that some major event was unfolding in the chancel: risers, chairs, music stands, instrument cases, all kinds of sound and TV equipment. By the time we finished our tour of the cathedral, the whole symphony, chorus, soloists, technicians, stage hands, and others, had assembled. We sat for quite a while listening to the rehearsal of Verdi's Requiem Mass by the Teatro San Carlos symphony and chorus. That's the Naples opera, folks, the largest house in Italy, as I recall. I'm not a Verdi fan, but it was impossible not to be moved, even transported by such glorious music in such a glorious setting.