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Gina Lollobrigida at 90 on Loren, Castro, singing and sculpture: “I was the number one!”

4 July 2017 by Gramilano 4 Comments

Gina Lollobrigida, photo by Chiara Samugheo (Radiocorriere) 1965

When I can to Rome the first time with my family we were six in one room: father, mother and four children. Gina Lollobrigida, who today celebrates her 90th birthday, has for many years lived in her … [Read more...] about Gina Lollobrigida at 90 on Loren, Castro, singing and sculpture: “I was the number one!”

Portrait of soprano Lina Cavalieri – the most beautiful woman in the world – is for sale

15 August 2016 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Lina Cavalieri - the soprano who sang with Caruso at the Met and inspired artists with her stunning looks - was known as 'the most beautiful woman in the world'; Gina Lollobrigida even played her … [Read more...] about Portrait of soprano Lina Cavalieri – the most beautiful woman in the world – is for sale

The face of a soprano: Fornasetti’s obsession with Lina Cavalieri

3 January 2014 by Gramilano 3 Comments

"Variation is not only a noble endeavour or a musical exercise, but also an intellectual tradition and virtuosity of the imagination," said Giò Ponti, Italian architect and designer, and close … [Read more...] about The face of a soprano: Fornasetti’s obsession with Lina Cavalieri

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Gramilano newsletter 2019

INTERVIEWS

João Menegussi and Calvin Royal III in Touché - photo Rosalie O’Connor, courtesy American Ballet Theatre

Touché! Les Étoiles gala features a homosexual pas de deux

Sebastian Catana

[Interview] Baritone Sebastian Catana: never scream or shout

Yasmine Naghdi prepares for Gamzatti, photo by Dasa Wharton 16

Interviews with 3 Royal Ballet principals: Nuñez, Cuthbertson, Naghdi

Lawrence Brownlee, © Shervin Lainez

Interview with tenor Lawrence Brownlee on being a black man in America: Cycles of My Being

Fumi Kaneko and Vadim Muntagirov rehearse Mayerling. Photo by Dancers Diary ROH 1

[Interview] Royal Ballet’s Fumi Kaneko on her upcoming debut in Mayerling

Eleonora Abbagnato © Alessandro Treves crop

Eleonora Abbagnato: Rome Opera Ballet is at an international level through my enthusiasm and dedication

Mariposa by DeNada photo by Joe Armitage, crop

Interview: Choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra on Mariposa – a Queer Tragedy inspired by Puccini’s Madama Butterfly

Francesco Gabriele Frola. Photo By Karolina Kuras, 2016 01

Meet Francesco Gabriele Frola — National Ballet of Canada and English National Ballet’s new Principal Dancer

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GRAMILANO

Graham Spicer, aka 'Gramilano', is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.

Since 2022, Gramilano has been pleased to welcome guest authors: Paul Arrowsmith, Donatella Bertozzi, Georgina Butler, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jonathan Gray, Marina Harss, Ann Haskins, Lily Hyde, Marta Mele, Matthew Paluch, Jann Parry, Lucía Piquero, Graham Watts, Deborah Weiss, and Lydia Wharf.

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