A poet, cheesemaker, and later, winemaker, Irio began his professional life as a performer, first in local public celebrations marking the day of Epiphany* and later in private functions.
You must be like a chimpanzee in the zoo, who pretends to like a new chimpanzee and offers it fruit when the other chimpanzees are watching. Only when the other chimpanzees are looking at something else can you step on the fruit, spoiling it for everyone.