Trotti walked past the Teatro Civico, where white and red posters announced forthcoming attractions - posters almost identical to those used by La Scala. Cool air and muffled music came from the porticoes. Bruckner, perhaps, deadened by the thick doors. The Hungarian National Orchestra on tour in Italy, and not enough money to pay for a midday pizza. Instead, they were practising.
Trotti went past the new tavola calda, with its odour of hot oil and tomatoes.