The ship





The view from the ship








With Lorraine and Margaret, two of the Pittsburgh Opera family on board



Did we mention that the airline lost Dean's luggage for three days at the beginning of the trip? Here he is moments after his luggage was returned....



The view from atop the city walls of Dubrovnik



Jean-Anne and Brack Hattler with me and James in Dubrovnik before the rain hit



When James "found his Lesniak." His last name means hazelnut in Croatian. We found this jar of hazelnuts in a souvenir shop.



With Jean-Anne after our last concert on board... do we really have to go back?



Cruising through the grand canal of Venice at sunrise on our last morning.





As you can see from the pictures, we saw many amazing things and met many wonderful people. Performing on the Corinthian was incredibly rewarding and the guests on board expressed to us all many times how much the music had added to the trip. We all made many wonderful memories during the 10 days. Thank goodness we have a stunning production of Madama Butterfly waiting for us back in Pittsburgh...!

Thank you to Pittsburgh Opera for making this unforgettable trip possible. Here's to many more concerts in the mediterranean!!

-Deborah
The trip took place September 30-October 9, 2007.