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Italian Festival a Big Success
New York's annual Italian Cultural Festival once again proved extremely popular with people around the city. The festival _____(1) to an end last night with a free performance of the opera "Carmen" in Central Park.
Organizers are suggesting that over 20, 000 people attended last night's event. A further 100, 000 people are believed to have taken part in some of the festival's other _____(2)
The head of the festival's organizing committee, Angela di Venuto, was very delighted with this year's turnout: "It's great that so many New Yorkers come out to celebrate this great city's Italian heritage. " She suggested that next year's festival would be even bigger, with more events and performances planned.
New York City mayor Bob Gordon, who was in _____(3) at last night's opera, was also thrilled with the success of this year's festival. He said that events such as this "prove what an amazing city New York is. "