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Photo album of tonight’s Royal Ballet programme with Zenaida Yanowsky and Roberto Bolle as Marguerite and Armand

2 June 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Zenaida Yanowsky as Marguerite and Roberto Bolle as Armand. ©ROH, 2017. Photographed by Tristram Kenton

In a few minutes, the curtain goes up at The Royal Opera house of a mixed programme of Frederick Ashton gems. It is a special evening because this will be the last role that Zenaida Yanowsky dances on … [Read more...] about Photo album of tonight’s Royal Ballet programme with Zenaida Yanowsky and Roberto Bolle as Marguerite and Armand

Lucian Freud Archive acquired for the nation

16 November 2015 by Gramilano 3 Comments

An important archive comprising Lucian Freud’s sketchbooks, drawings and letters has been acquired by the nation from the estate of Lucian Freud through the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme. The archive has … [Read more...] about Lucian Freud Archive acquired for the nation

Audrey Hepburn glad to be home in a major new exhibition

19 May 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Thirty-five photographs of Audrey Hepburn from the personal collection of her sons, Sean Hepburn Ferrer and Luca Dotti, will go on display in London's National Portrait Gallery’s summer … [Read more...] about Audrey Hepburn glad to be home in a major new exhibition

Audrey Hepburn to be celebrated in photos in London

2 December 2014 by Gramilano 2 Comments

65 years ago, Audrey Hepburn was a struggling actress and dancer in London, working occasionally in the renowned West End night club Ciro’s. That space is now  home to the National Portrait Gallery’s … [Read more...] about Audrey Hepburn to be celebrated in photos in London

Svetlana Zakharova: I want to go out and dance forever!

15 March 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Svetlana Zakharova talked to Russia's Izvestia yesterday about her latest projects, including bringing Frederick Ashton's Marguerite and Armand to the Bolshoi. She danced the role for the first … [Read more...] about Svetlana Zakharova: I want to go out and dance forever!

Marilyn Monroe at the National Portrait Gallery

26 August 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

'A British Love Affair', an exhibition exploring Marilyn Monroe’s connection with Britain, will be at the National Portrait Gallery from 29 September. The display is free to visit and coincides … [Read more...] about Marilyn Monroe at the National Portrait Gallery

Annigoni’s great 1950s painting of the Queen goes on show for the first time in 26 years in the Diamond Jubilee Exhibition

16 May 2012 by Gramilano 4 Comments

One of the greatest royal portraits of the twentieth century, Pietro Annigoni’s 1954-5 painting of The Queen is to go on public display for the first time in 26 years at the National Portrait’s … [Read more...] about Annigoni’s great 1950s painting of the Queen goes on show for the first time in 26 years in the Diamond Jubilee Exhibition

Cecil Beaton celebrated in a new volume from the Amici della Scala

18 May 2011 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The Amici della Scala have added another 4 volumes to their collection of illustrated mini-books on the Teatro alla Scala and its collaborators. The complete collection now numbers 36 … [Read more...] about Cecil Beaton celebrated in a new volume from the Amici della Scala

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GRAHAM SPICER

Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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