There is a miniature Teatro alla Scala in Milan, which hasn’t been seen for 30 years. It is close to the Duomo in the heart of the city, but Teatro Gerolamo, built in 1868, was almost bulldozed. It took a private company, Società Sanitaria Ceschina, to bring it back to life, and in great no-expense-spared style too, from the new lift, to the neoclassical wallpaper in the boxes, … [Read more...] about Pulchra minima: an important dance festival at Milan’s smallest theatre
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Laurretta Summerscales answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing at the age of 3 at my mothers dancing school Why did you start dancing? My mother wanted to give me as many opportunities in life to see what passions I grew for myself, and also what I was talented at. Dance was just one of many, but obviously it was also so we could have more time together. Which dancer inspired you … [Read more...] about Laurretta Summerscales answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Andrea Bocelli’s Tuscan wines go on sale in the US at $20 a bottle
Around Andrea Bocelli's family home in Lajatico, in the province of Pisa, Andrea and his brother Alberto, who is more directly involved, are pursuing work to improve the wines and the family tradition. A work done, as Andrea says, in honour of the memory of their father, Alessandro, who in his time passionately cultivated the vines planted by his grandfather in the Tuscan … [Read more...] about Andrea Bocelli’s Tuscan wines go on sale in the US at $20 a bottle
The opera world’s Angelina Jolie, Nino Machaidze: It’s useless to be nervous
Nino Machaidze, the 28-year-old soprano from Georgia, graduate of Milan's Teatro alla Scala Academia, is in Los Angeles with Romeo and Juliet which is boomeranging her around the world's opera houses for the last few years. The first four years of her professional career have been highly successful, and the LA Times recounts how she was thrust so suddenly into the … [Read more...] about The opera world’s Angelina Jolie, Nino Machaidze: It’s useless to be nervous
Madonna considers becoming Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s new neighbour in Verona
Madonna is eyeing a house in the northern Italian city of Verona, local sources said Tuesday. "I confirm the American pop star's interest but I cannot add anything else," said Milan realtor Alessandro Proto, known for selling a villa to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Valpolicella, near Verona, and a penthouse outside Turin to Leonardo DiCaprio. The oak-beamed, fully … [Read more...] about Madonna considers becoming Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s new neighbour in Verona