| Trieste, Monday, 2 July, '01 - Night, Late, Tired & Happy. Joint concert another success, including the apres-concert party -- an abbondanza of local wine (in bottles sans labels, or with labels that had little to do with the contents) along with cheese and pizza and fruit! Also abundant: the camaraderie between the choruses who spoke little of each other's language but "dueled" with robust renditions of nationalistic favorites. Italian charm won the evening when our hosts presented us with a homemade birthday cake (delizioso!) for our nation's upcoming 225th birthday -- a replica of the Stars and Stripes. |
