All historical theaters are fascinating, but for me the Teatro Rossetti is topping the list. Founded in 1954 in a 1878 building, today it is considered one of the most important Italian theaters. The galleria shines with its gold, red and bright blue decorations, while the ceiling features a starry sky spotted here and there by chubby clouds. One more reason to go to theater.
Guess what I was trying to emphasize in this photo… Right, the wrought iron balcony. The fact is that I love this balcony, particularly the two candelabra, which makes it look very much “Beauty and the Beast”. And maybe the reality is not that far from the fiction: it seems that a very solitary and rich man used to live in this building. After he died, his coffin abruptly fell on the ground during the funeral procession and his corpse rolled down the hill. Oops.
Piazza Unità, Trieste
Italy couldn’t exist without the concept of piazza. If you leave behind its architectural definition, the true meaning of piazza is pure social life. Italians meet in the piazza, dance, chat, walk in it. I would call it the shell that surrounds an expressive aggregation, as Italians often are.