Opera will only get you so far

Figaro, Count Almavia's valet, walked up to the crowd standing in front of the Duomo.

"If I sing Aprite un po' quegli occhi ,"* he asked, "will you let me cut to the head of the line?"

No one agreed. Tough town, Florence.

Or maybe he should have tried something from Verdi.

* "Open your eyes" - The famous aria from Act 4.