When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is waiting patiently for his spoonful of rigatoni and scallops, too, you know you're in for a real Italian party. But what else would you expect at a dinner in honor of a 200-year-old Italian rock star?

On Thursday, the Washington Chorus's "The Essential Verdi" gala held at the Italian Embassy was dedicated to il Tricolore.

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