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Lago di Como, 2010
“The scenery is breathtaking,” Ruby said, peering from the car she’d hired to take her, Ariana, and Alessandro to the Roman Holiday production at Teatro Della Vigna. She opened her window to breathe in the scents of the countryside.
As they drew close, the intimate, open-air theater came into view. It was situated on a plateau above the lake and surrounded by terraced vineyards that climbed the hillsides. Lights illuminated the vines, spotlighting burgeoning clusters of grapes. Their scent, warm from the afternoon sun, infused the night air. At one end of the plateau, a stage rose before rows of curved seats, stepped like a perfumer’s organ. The effect was dramatic yet intimate.
“Siamo arrivati,” the driver said.
“This reminds me of the Hollywood Bowl,” Ruby said
