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 translate catwalk looks to the streets, according to the survey of 3,000 European travellers. Parisian fashion lovers came second and Roman trendies […]
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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 Mars, were married on Saturday in the Italian village that was home to Coppola’s grandparents. On the same day, British heiress Ecclestone tied the knot with businessman […]
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 token of appreciation yesterday. To the delight of onlookers, Mayor Gianni Alemanno presented Allen with a statuette of the Eternal City’s Capitoline […]
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 of Music’, as it will link the area of Renzo Piano’s trendy Parco della Musica Auditorium to the Foro Italico sports complex. […]
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 you can visit as many times as you wish from 5 minutes to 5 hours – now that’s civilized! So dashing between the two […]
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 Opera. The performance is one of many celebrations during the next week to celebrate the unification of Italy 150 years ago. […]
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 ‘Manhattan’ in New York, ‘Match Point’ in London and ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ in Barcelona. Each time, it’s like a declaration of love […]
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 Scuderie del Quirinale in the heart of Rome is displaying 56 paintings by Lotto (1480-1556), under a special agreement signed with the regional government of Marche, where the […]
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 Swan Lake performances. Time Out New York / Issue 540 : Feb 2–8, 2006 A swan is born: Sara Mearns […]
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 the end of last year, drew record crowds. Yesterday afternoon in the Auditorium Massimo in the EUR zone, saw the arrival of Italy’s legendary dancer […]