The Nobel Prize winning writer, actor, painter, composer and director died this morning in Milan at the age of 90. He was born on 24 March 1926 in San Giano, a small town on Lago Maggiore in Lombardy in the north of Italy. Performing and writing until a few weeks ago, even with a new television programme in Italy, he lived an extraordinarily full and creative life. He said … [Read more...] about Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo dies in Milan at 90
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La Scala gets a Google Doodle
Though no special anniversary, Google users in Italy today are seeing a Google Doodle to commemorate the "238th Anniversary of the inauguration of Teatro Alla Scala". Inside the second 'O' is a view of La Scala's famous auditorium with the curtains open and a single ballerina dancing onstage with a backcloth, seeming to depict the Alps, behind her. Well, on a clear day you can … [Read more...] about La Scala gets a Google Doodle
Announcing “Coin du Roi”, Italy’s first Baroque opera company
As John Wayne said, "Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway". Who in their right mind, you may ask, would form a new opera company when Italy is juggling to balance its books and many theatres are playing to less than full houses? Well, the founding members of the association Coin du Roi – all under-30 - must have been more than a little apprehensive when … [Read more...] about Announcing “Coin du Roi”, Italy’s first Baroque opera company
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 2015. Leonardo lived in Milan for 17 years and, of course, his The Last Supper is painted on the walls of the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in the city. The Expo runs from the … [Read more...] about Three Leonardo da Vinci paintings on loan from the Louvre for the Milan Expo 2015
The special woman in Roberto Bolle’s life comes forward
Mariuccia is a very special person in Roberto Bolle’s life, but is seldom seen or talked about. The paparazzi don't photograph her, and she doesn't give interviews about her relationship with Italy’s most famous male dancer, yet for Bolle she is central to his life… she's his mother. On Boxing Day, Mariuccia will have her media profile raised when she appears on the Italian … [Read more...] about The special woman in Roberto Bolle’s life comes forward