Italian choreographer Amedeo Amodio receives a lifetime achievement award at the Italian Parliament
The career of dancer and choreographer Amedeo Amodio was celebrated on 2 July in the Chamber of Deputies – the lower house of the Italian Parliament.
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Starting over: Pereira’s U-turn at La Scala
The new Sovrintendente at La Scala, Alexander Pereira, has backtracked over his decision to start La Scala performances 5 minutes after the official starting time. The theatre, which has proudly begun almost every performance since the war bang on time at 20.00 (a typical audience comment being that it is the only thing that is on…
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Rosalind Plowright answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? Age 12. I had always sung before but only found my true voice at this age. My father was a bass player and had been playing in the orchestra for a performance of The Mikado. Whilst travelling back home I imitated the voice of Katisha and out came this…
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Elizabeth Taylor’s designer clothes to be auctioned
Designer clothes owned by Hollywood legend and fashion icon Elizabeth Taylor, including haute couture by Chanel, Yves St. Laurent and Dior, will be sold at auction in New York, Christie’s said today. The silk chiffon dress that the Academy Award winning actress wore for her first wedding to actor Richard Burton will be among the…
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Remembering Liz: Elizabeth Taylor, Carla Fracci and Richard Burton at La Scala in Milan
Here is a previously unpublished photo of Elizabeth Taylor when she attended the opening night of the La Scala season in Milan on December 7, 1972 for Un Ballo in Maschera. She arrived late, and photographers were still flashing away after the official time for the curtain to rise: unheard of at La Scala. But she…
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