Summary
It is the city of Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen and Romeo and Juliet but for one night Verona hosted the hard rock melodies of singer Ian Gillan his band and Deep Purple.
The band even ousted opera productions like La Traviata and Aida from the Italian city's historic Arena Amphitheatre for their The Songs That Built Rock show which saw Deep Purple performing their back catalogue with a 38-piece Symphony Orchestra.See the full content of this document
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With a 38-Piece Orchestra
Built in the first century for Roman entertainment, the arena has been hosting seasons of opera since 1913.
The giant sets from Aida, staged the night before, could be seen outside the arena in the city's square while Deep Purple took over the venue with Frankfurt's New Phil...See the full content of this document
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