Had my socks blown off. Splendid theatre. Small pa...

Had my socks blown off. Splendid theatre. Small passage ways and corridors around the upper balcony and a little dimly lit in places but it is old and the splendour of the theatre hall is really what the building is about. That and the productions, which impressed greatly and well.

I saw La forza del destino, originally written for the opening of the Mariinsky by Verdi. Great sets and the orchestra were sublime.