The la scala opera in Milan

Always remembered this to be the fictitious house of fame from where the soprano journey began for señora Bianca castafiore. Was a bit dazed to stand across from the real thing. In my mind, I could hear from beneath the walls the lyrics of the jewel song from the Faust.

"Ah my beauty, past compare
These jewels bright I wear

Mirror mirror tell me truly
Is it I, come reply
Was I ever margarita?"

Herge was adept at lying and telling truth with such facile ease, that in bits and pieces you might believe these are lyrics to a song...when I lay them down in totality, the lyrics seem absurd. Did he borrow them from a syd Barrett song? Couldn't have been as syd wasn't born yet. Will have to look that up.