Q&A When did you start playing an instrument? When I was 4 years old, on a toy keyboard. Why did you start playing? I don’t know; I learned music by myself. Which musicians inspired you most … [Read more...] about Ottavio Dantone answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition
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Riccardo Frizza answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition
Q&A When did you start playing an instrument? I was five years old. Why did you start playing? Because I was given a little piano in my house. Which musician inspired you most when you were … [Read more...] about Riccardo Frizza answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition
Gregory Reinhart answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? As a child in Upstate New York, every Sunday I was taken to Mass. I loved hearing the songs in Latin, and hearing the choir. I wanted so badly to sing along, … [Read more...] about Gregory Reinhart answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Franco Zeffirelli is named one of 35 living descendants of Leonardo da Vinci
35 living descendants of Leonardo Da Vinci’s family have been identified. Although Da Vinci didn’t have any children, a project – started in 1973 – sort to create his family tree starting from the … [Read more...] about Franco Zeffirelli is named one of 35 living descendants of Leonardo da Vinci
Massimo Cavalletti answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A in italiano When did you start singing? I began singing when I was six years old in the choir at Saint Anne’s church in Lucca, where I was born. I started singing opera when I was … [Read more...] about Massimo Cavalletti answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Barbara Frittoli answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A in italiano When did you start singing? From what I remember I've always sung: when I was seven I had emergency surgery for peritonitis and I sang throughout the operation. Why … [Read more...] about Barbara Frittoli answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Milan Expo 2015 – The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Palazzo Reale
The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Palazzo Reale in Milan – opening last week to coincide with the beginning of the Milan Expo on 1 May – is not to be missed, even if the show misses some … [Read more...] about Milan Expo 2015 – The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Palazzo Reale
Jennifer Larmore answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? I always sang. My mother told me that I sang even before I talked. I also cannot remember a time when I didn’t sing. Why did you start singing? It has been … [Read more...] about Jennifer Larmore answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Nicoletta Manni answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A in italiano When did you start dancing? I started when I was tiny. Why did you start dancing? It started as a game: my mother had a dancing school and I was always asking if I … [Read more...] about Nicoletta Manni answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Three Leonardo da Vinci paintings on loan from the Louvre for the Milan Expo 2015
The Louvre in Paris has given the ok for three of its Leonardo da Vinci paintings to travel to Milan for the ambitious exhibition of the painter's works to coincide with the Milan Expo in … [Read more...] about Three Leonardo da Vinci paintings on loan from the Louvre for the Milan Expo 2015
Closer to finding the Mona Lisa’s skeleton
Italian art experts and archeologists are getting close to identifying the skeleton of the presumed sitter for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. It is generally believed that the model was Lisa Del … [Read more...] about Closer to finding the Mona Lisa’s skeleton
Louvre’s art experts protest at overcleaned Da Vinci painting by resigning
The Louvre is facing accusations that it overcleaned a masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, leaving it with a brightness that the Renaissance master never intended, reported The Guardian. Two of … [Read more...] about Louvre’s art experts protest at overcleaned Da Vinci painting by resigning
Lost Da Vinci fresco bricked up behind Vasari work?
Art experts have signed a petition to stop drilling into a fresco in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio which may be hiding a Leonardo Da Vinci work. Around 150 historians from around the world have joined … [Read more...] about Lost Da Vinci fresco bricked up behind Vasari work?
Leonardo da Vinci, Painter at the Court of Milan: Exceptional, unmissable, says The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times' Waldemar Januszczak on the National Gallery's star attractions in the Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan exhibition: The show’s central gallery is devoted to another … [Read more...] about Leonardo da Vinci, Painter at the Court of Milan: Exceptional, unmissable, says The Sunday Times
The National Gallery starts advance booking for its ‘landmark’ Leonardo da Vinci show
London's National Gallery is to limit visitor numbers to a major exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci works in an attempt to prevent large crowds detracting from the viewing experience. Admissions will be … [Read more...] about The National Gallery starts advance booking for its ‘landmark’ Leonardo da Vinci show
The hunt for Mona Lisa’s tomb will start later this month – and no, it’s not a Dan Brown story
The hunt is set to start for the tomb and possible remains of the model for Leonardo's Mona Lisa in an ex-convent in her home town, Florence. announces Italy's news service ANSA. Giuseppe … [Read more...] about The hunt for Mona Lisa’s tomb will start later this month – and no, it’s not a Dan Brown story
Leonardo’s Last Supper: A Vision by Peter Greenaway
One of last year's most striking installations in Milan was the Last Supper by Peter Greenaway. Originally intended to be projected on Da Vinci's original work it was finally installed in the Palazzo … [Read more...] about Leonardo’s Last Supper: A Vision by Peter Greenaway
