A most extraordinary story is arriving from Japan where The Royal Opera is currently on tour. Tenor Vittorio Grigolo was substituted for the final performance of the opera Faust after being accused of groping a colleague on stage during the curtain call - in front of the audience. A statement from The Royal Opera House reads, Following an alleged incident on … [Read more...] about Vittorio Grigolo suspended from Royal Opera tour in Japan for allegedly “groping another singer onstage”
Vanity Fair
Roberto Bolle: a nude cover, politics, and finishing a career
Italy's Vanity Fair celebrates Roberto Bolle's 20-year career with a cover and a photo shoot by Bruce Weber. Silvia Nucini talked with the Italian ballet star. For decades we've been governed by short-sighted politicians. Our strengths are art and culture. I can realise that not everybody can understand that investing in these is something that can uplift the human spirit, … [Read more...] about Roberto Bolle: a nude cover, politics, and finishing a career
Mina – legendary singer and voice of Barilla – says, “I’m gay”
Italian singer Mina, whose discs top the charts, yet she hasn't sung in public, not even in television, since 1978, has been the voice of Barilla since the '60s. Her unmistakable voice tells us why we should buy Barilla's pasta while one of her songs plays in the background. Mina's only contact with the public is her agony aunt column on the last page of the Italian Vanity … [Read more...] about Mina – legendary singer and voice of Barilla – says, “I’m gay”
Roberto Bolle lays himself bare in Vanity Fair: it’s difficult to say “I love you”
In a revealing interview with the Italian Vanity Fair, Roberto Bolle opens up, and reveals parts of his psyche that he usually prefers to keep hidden in interviews. Luca Dini was asking the questions, and Bolle literally laid himself bare to photographer Marc Hom: Dance has improved me as a person. I've always danced better on stage than during the … [Read more...] about Roberto Bolle lays himself bare in Vanity Fair: it’s difficult to say “I love you”
Vittorio Grigolo on his last meeting with Pavarotti and on finding his siblings
Vittorio Grigolo is a firecracker of a man, exploding in all directions, often loudly, causing excitement - and a little disorientation - among those nearby. At least that is the impression he left on Laura Pezzino, journalist for the Italian Vanity Fair. As Grigolo has decided to make London his base for the time being (before he was in Los Angeles but the 9 hour flights … [Read more...] about Vittorio Grigolo on his last meeting with Pavarotti and on finding his siblings
Zakharova and Fracci hit back at La Scala dancer’s anorexia claims: “she’s an unknown in search of publicity”
The anorexia scandal, started by Teatro alla Scala ballerina Mariafrancesca Garritano, which has had echoes worldwide, at first led to indignation by the public and fellow dancers alike when the theatre fired her for damaging the its reputation. Then the tide started to turn as various professionals - doctors, teachers - with the company and its school said that the accusations … [Read more...] about Zakharova and Fracci hit back at La Scala dancer’s anorexia claims: “she’s an unknown in search of publicity”
Italy’s queen of song, Mina, salutes ‘angel’ Whitney Houston
Italian music legend Mina has saluted late soul-pop superstar Whitney Houston as an "angel" who invented a new way of singing. The reclusive star who writes a weekly column for Italy's Vanity Fair said, I want to keep her in my memory as I see her: tall, beautiful, talented beyond measure. I don't know much about her life. But I know everything about her music. An angel who … [Read more...] about Italy’s queen of song, Mina, salutes ‘angel’ Whitney Houston
Why does Johnny Depp keep making Pirates films? ‘Pay me stupid money, I’m going to take it’
Why does Johnny Depp continue to make Pirates of the Caribbean movies? Is it for love of the character, or the desire to tell more stories in that world? Well ... "Basically, if they're going to pay me the stupid money right now, I'm going to take it," Depp admits in the new issue of Vanity Fair. "I have to. I mean, it's not for me. Do you know what I mean? At this point, it's … [Read more...] about Why does Johnny Depp keep making Pirates films? ‘Pay me stupid money, I’m going to take it’
Passion for Part – skirmishes in the aisle during ABT’s Sleeping Beauty
Vanity Fair's James Wolcott's blog as late has become a tribute page for the American Ballet Theatre's Veronika Part. And why not? She's wonderful. Others think the same way, as Wolcott reports in his latest blog entry: Unscripted drama at the ballet last night as a man strode a little too purposely down the aisle after Veronika Part's first solo in act one only to be … [Read more...] about Passion for Part – skirmishes in the aisle during ABT’s Sleeping Beauty
Carla Fracci in this week’s (Italian) Vanity Fair
In 1983 Palmolive were looking for "the face" to represent their products. The look had to be "acqua e sapone" (literally "water and soap", meaning a look that was fresh and natural). They chose Carla Fracci. Fracci became their poster girl for several years. Her beautiful house on the canal in Venice is called Palmolive, paid for not with the sweat and tears of dancing, but … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci in this week’s (Italian) Vanity Fair