We have been very fortunate over the past two weeks to attend two free musical concerts in the beautiful Mancinelli Theatre here in Orvieto. The first was a piano recital in a private performance space within the building, where young students aged perhaps 15 - 20 years treated us to the results of their (presumably) hundreds of hours of practice each week. To sit in such ornate surroundings and listen to these highly accomplished young people was an absolute joy.
Last night we attended a completely different concert in the main part of the theatre. A brass band comprising 70 members of the
Guardia di Finanza (a branch of the police force) performed on the central stage. The band is very well-known and well-regarded, having been formed in 1926 and played all over the world, from Abu Dhabi and Luxembourg to New York and Belgium, always to great acclaim. For us, it was another wonderful evening in Orvieto.
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