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Before the curtain rises, the drama has already begun at La Fenice. Wraps shed in
lower-tier boxes reveal jewels, while in top
loggie
(balconies),
loggione
(opera critics) pre-
dict which singers will be in good voice, and which understudies may merit promotions.
Meanwhile, architecture aficionados debate whether the theatre's faithful reconstruction
after its 1998 arson was worth €90 million. But when the overture begins, all voices hush.
No one wants to miss a note of performances that could match premieres here by Stravin-
sky, Rossini, Prokofiev and Britten.
