We were very pleased to welcome world famous Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra to dinner at Mario i sentieri the other night, after a performance at Suntory Hall. 

Licitra made his debut at La Scala 10 years ago under Riccardo Muti and soon after landed an exclusive recording contract with Sony Music. He extended his fame beyond the classical music world when he stepped in at the last minute when Luciano Pavarotti dropped out of a performance of Tosca at New York's Metropolitan Opera House. 

In case you're wondering, we didn't ask him to sing for his supper.