Sightseeing, a great walk and the opera!

This next post is going to showcase photos from a concert, some sights in Rome with students, a great walk I had at sunset one evening and an Italian opera.

Concert at Collegio San Guiseppe


The Chamber Singers sang a concert for the students who attend Collegio San Guiseppe.  This school is in the heart of Rome, right off the Piazza di Spagna (or the Spanish Steps).  The school is run by the Brothers of the Christian Schools (same order that runs Saint Mary's).

                              The courtyard at the Collegio San Guiseppe

               The Chamber Singes get ready to perform at Collegio San Guiseppe

Sightseeing around Rome...

After the concert at Collegio San Guiseppe, a few of us set out to explore more of historic Rome.  We had about 5 hours to explore many of the historic, religious and artistic sites (and maybe some food establishments as well).  As I have been to Rome before, I made sure to show the group the fashion district of Rome (located near the Spanish Steps) and a classic dessert that is served in the Piazza Navona. Enjoy the pictures from the sightseeing.

                   The famous Spanish Steps - a very popular spot in Rome

                           Katie Sapper taking a walk down the Spanish Steps

                                  Steve Ronchak taking in the Spanish Steps

Bryan Moore, Michelle Cullen, Katie Sapper, Jessica Ingvalson and Katie Keck walk down Via Condotti through the major fashion district of Rome.  

Bryan Moore and Katie Sapper look happily at the Jimmy Choo store on Via Condotti

                    The view from Via Condotti toward the Spanish Steps

              A pyramid in the heart of Rome.  It was attached to a castle/fortress.  

                          One of the big sites in Rome, the Pantheon

Jessica Ingvalson, Alex Thomas, Katie Keck and Michelle Cullen at the Trevi Fountain

 This is the famous Italian dessert called tartufo - you can find it in the Piazza Navona.  

Katie Keck, Michelle Cullen and Jessica Ingvalson enjoy some tartufo in the Piazza Navona

On a walk back to Casa Lasalle, sunset over the Tiber River looking toward Saint Peter's Basilica

                                           The Castel San'Angelo at dusk

Pope Benedict XXVI still working away.  The Papal Palace that looks onto Saint Peter's Square

                     The beautiful fountain in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican

An Italian Opera

A group of us decided to take in a true Italian musical event.  We decided to experience an Italian Opera.  

We went and saw La Traviata an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.  The music was performed by Filarmonica D'Opera di Roma.  It was a fabulous evening and probably my most enjoyable evening in Rome.  Good times spent with great friends.  The opera took place in Chiesa All Saints, an Anglican Church not far from Piazza Spagna.

              Matt Polum and Gary Polum during intermission of the opera