Year 9 and Year 10 Italian Excursion to the Opera

Last Saturday 2 February the Year 9 and Year 10 students enjoyed an Italian dinner at “three Coins” Trattoria and watched the Italian Opera “La traviata” di Giuseppe Verdi at the Supreme Court Gardens. The night has been a great success and the experience unique! Here’s some feedback from our very enthusiastic Italian students.

On the 2nd of February, we were given the chance to increase our Italian cultural knowledge by being invited to watch the famous “La Traviata.” Our Italian teacher, Mrs Amatulli, organised for us to go to the Italian trattoria ‘Three coins’ in Mt Lawley. Following our delicious meal, we went to the Supreme Court Garden in the city to watch the Italian opera “La Traviata” di Giuseppe Verdi. The opera singers were incredible and I, along with the other Italian students are so grateful to be given this fantastic opportunity to experience live professional opera singers.(M.Pugliese)

Our night started exploring the sophisticated tastes of Italy at the quaint restaurant “Three Coins”. Each dish was diverse and different and every single meal was prepared with the utmost care. We then made our way to the main event “La Traviata”, a tragic opera being performed in the city at the Supreme Court Gardens. There were thousands of people there. Although most of us were quite freezing the performance was amazing, with strong vocals and a tear jerking finale. Our whole class enjoyed the night so much.(E.Ladyman)

The Italian excursion was definitely a night to remember with the food and the opera being a brand new exciting experience. This night definitely was a great start to the school year and an inspiration to continue my efforts in the Italian subject.(I.Devenport)

After arriving at the “Three Coins” we immediately had a feeling of authenticity about the restaurant. My friend Eva and I ordered “Tagliolini con le vongole” and were astounded. It was rich in flavour and had a good balance of tangy and salty.(T.Ricketts)

“La traviata” Opera experience was truly “stupenda”. The Synphony heroin was a fallen woman who earns redemption through sacrifice. The singers voices were sensational and portrayed “la storia di Alfredo e Violetta” perfectly. Accompanied by the Australian Symphony Orchestra the night will always be “indimenticabile” for us students.(T.D’Lima)

Grazie a tutti voi! 

Signora Amatulli

Italian Teacher