Word: sartoria
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...should be mentioned, one minor and one major. It was annoying (atleast to those with a smattering of Italian) to be forced to stare through most of the play at two egregious errors. Two shopfronts are included in the scenery, the first labelled "Sarto" and the second "Gioeneria." Presumably "Sartoria" (tailor's shop) and "Gioielleria" (jeweller's shop) were intended. Much more important, was the inexplicable omission--from a production which admirably omits little else--of Portia's song "Tell me where is fancy bred..." This song is not an ornamental time-waster but an essential piece of narrative...
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