After the chaos in Rome yesterday when the Colosseum and the Imperial Fora remained closed for three hours for workers to attend a union meeting, the Italian Government has responded with uncommon … [Read more...] about Italy now ranks museums as ‘essential services’ after strike closes the Colosseum
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Rome’s Colosseum to get its floor back
Ecco nelle foto Alinari come i visitatori vedevano e vivevano il Colosseo sino a poco più di un secolo fa. pic.twitter.com/i4w74IYUlB — Dario Franceschini (@dariofrance) November 2, 2014 Last … [Read more...] about Rome’s Colosseum to get its floor back
Mikhail Baryshnikov helps achieve the dream of Russian poet Josef Brodsky
Nobel prize-winning poet Josef Brodsky and ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov were good friends. Really good friends. Brodsky hated calling Baryshnikov 'Mikhail' or 'Misha' so he called him 'Mysh': … [Read more...] about Mikhail Baryshnikov helps achieve the dream of Russian poet Josef Brodsky
Roberto Bolle and Friends from ABT on tour in Italy
In addition to the Roberto Bolle & Friends dates in New York and Shanghai, a new group of friends will join him for his Italian leg of the tour. Roberto Bolle & Friends from the American … [Read more...] about Roberto Bolle and Friends from ABT on tour in Italy
The Italian Greta Garbo is gone: Rossella Falk dies at 86
Rome, 10 November 1926 – Rome, 5 May 2013 One of the greatest Italian stage actresses has died in Rome at the age of 86. Rossella Falk was a giant among Italian actresses, with a slightly arrogant … [Read more...] about The Italian Greta Garbo is gone: Rossella Falk dies at 86
Police helicopters circle overhead as Cecilia Bartoli returns to Rome
Bartoli fans battled their way to Renzo Piano's glorious Auditorium Parco della Musica through security cordons, with police helicopters circling overhead. These precautions were not for the Roman … [Read more...] about Police helicopters circle overhead as Cecilia Bartoli returns to Rome
Boris Bilinsky: costume and set designer for ballet, opera and film and legendary graphic artist
Boris Bilinsky was born in Odessa in 1900, but left Russia in 1920, escaping from the aftermath of the Revolution. He settled in Berlin where he was still able to collaborate with Russian theatres, … [Read more...] about Boris Bilinsky: costume and set designer for ballet, opera and film and legendary graphic artist
A new ballet company for Italy? Rome’s mayor announces a project for the Italian National Ballet
The Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, has announced, We are working on a project with Carla Fracci to create a National Ballet Company which can bring the Rome experience to a national level. The … [Read more...] about A new ballet company for Italy? Rome’s mayor announces a project for the Italian National Ballet
The dance drain: who will save ballet in Italy?
Italians are great dancers, but they don't get much opportunity to demonstrate that in their homeland. The history of ballet is adorned with Italian talent: Giuseppina Bozzacchi was the … [Read more...] about The dance drain: who will save ballet in Italy?
Special events banned near Rome tourist icons until 2012
Special events will be banned at Rome's iconic tourist attractions Piazza Navona and the Trevi Fountain until the end of the year because of a rash of recent attacks by vandals. Rome Mayor Gianni … [Read more...] about Special events banned near Rome tourist icons until 2012
Milanese are ‘the coolest dressers in Europe’
The Milanese are the coolest dressers in Europe according to a new poll from TripAdvisor. The trendy inhabitants of Milan beat out their counterparts in Paris, Rome and London thanks to the way they … [Read more...] about Milanese are ‘the coolest dressers in Europe’
The Coppolas and the Ecclestones: two very different Italian weddings
Sofia Coppola and Petra Ecclestone, held weddings in Italy over the weekend, one low-key and the other over-the-top. Filmmaker Coppola and her longtime musician boyfriend, Phoenix frontman Thomas … [Read more...] about The Coppolas and the Ecclestones: two very different Italian weddings
Woody Allen in Rome to start his latest movie
After much anticipation, gossip and hearsay, Woody Allen is poised to launch production on his new Rome feature, receiving an official send-off from the mayor of Rome who gave the filmmaker the city's … [Read more...] about Woody Allen in Rome to start his latest movie
Rome gets its music bridge on the 2764th anniversary
Rome is set to celebrate the 2764th anniversary of its founding on Thursday with the inauguration of a new bridge across the River Tiber. The structure has been called the Ponte della Musica, 'Bridge … [Read more...] about Rome gets its music bridge on the 2764th anniversary
After 500 years the Romans finally give Lorenzo Lotto his dues
Living in Covent Garden with London's National Gallery on my doorstep, I often used its galleries as a useful shortcut between Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square. As the gallery has free entrance … [Read more...] about After 500 years the Romans finally give Lorenzo Lotto his dues
Muti goes against doctors orders and conducts Nabucco in Rome
Last night, only a month after being fitted with a pacemaker and having facial sugery after a fall, Riccardo Muti went against the wishes of his Chicago doctors and conducted Nabucco at the Rome … [Read more...] about Muti goes against doctors orders and conducts Nabucco in Rome
Woody Allen chooses Rome for his next film
In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica Woody Allen announced that he would be filming in Rome soon. It’s fantastic to have the possibility to work there, like when I shot … [Read more...] about Woody Allen chooses Rome for his next film
The Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome celebrates Lorenzo Lotto
The Italian capital is hosting an exhibition of masterpieces by 16th-century artist Lorenzo Lotto, whose distinctive paintings have enjoyed an upsurge in popularity over recent decades. The … [Read more...] about The Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome celebrates Lorenzo Lotto
Sara Mearns, swan queen extraordinaire, in a 2006 interview with Time Out magazine: A Swan is Born
Mearns, who joined the New York City Ballet in 2004, became a soloist in 2006 soon after her début in Swan Lake. She became Principal Dancer in 2008. This is an interview she left soon after her first … [Read more...] about Sara Mearns, swan queen extraordinaire, in a 2006 interview with Time Out magazine: A Swan is Born
Carla Fracci attends Rome’s first dance fair
Roma in Danza finishes today after three days of lessons, conferences and performances with dance styles from hip-hop to ballet represented. The event mimics Milan dance fair, the last edition at … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci attends Rome’s first dance fair
Muti’s triumph with Rossini’s Moïse et Pharaon: and his first “encore” in 25 years
"Stay with us!" yelled an enthusiastic supporter during the applause at the opening of Moïse et Pharaon in Rome. Riccardo Muti has been toying with the idea of becoming the musical director of the … [Read more...] about Muti’s triumph with Rossini’s Moïse et Pharaon: and his first “encore” in 25 years
Carla Fracci and Antonio Pappano awarded the De Sica prize by Italy’s president
Several important figures in Italian cultural life, including Monica Bellucci and Luca De Filippo, gathered in the Quirinale Palace in Rome, the official residence of the President of the Italian … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci and Antonio Pappano awarded the De Sica prize by Italy’s president
