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Giulietta – a new programme of dance in Verona… where else?

29 July 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Rot und Schwarz - Eleonora Abbagnato and Michele Satriano - photo Graham Spicer 1

Giulietta is the title of a new evening of dance for the Italian summer, and where better to open the mini tour than in Giulietta’s hometown: Verona. One of the Juliets of the evening was played by … [Read more...] about Giulietta – a new programme of dance in Verona… where else?

Étoile Eleonora Abbagnato to dance with her 10-year-old daughter

6 July 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Eleonora Abbagnato in In the Night, Rome Opera Ballet, 2012-13, photo Lelli e Masotti

Eleonora Abbagnato, former étoile with the Paris Opera Ballet and director of the Rome Opera Ballet, has two children with her husband, the former footballer Federico Balzaretti – Julia, 10 years old, … [Read more...] about Étoile Eleonora Abbagnato to dance with her 10-year-old daughter

Miami City Ballet Previews 2022/23 Season of Dance

20 April 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Nicole Stalker, Adrienne Carter, Mayumi Enokibara for Diversion of Angels. © Gary James

Celebrates the completion of Transforming Lives Capital Campaign raising an estimated $58 million. The new season features the John Cranko masterpiece, Romeo and Juliet; the company’s first … [Read more...] about Miami City Ballet Previews 2022/23 Season of Dance

Photo Album: first look at The Royal Ballet’s celebration of Leonard Bernstein

15 March 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Corybantic Games. Artists of The Royal Ballet. © ROH, 2018. Photgraphed by Andrej Uspenski.

The curtain has just gone down on a triple bill that contains two world premieres. Here is a first look at the Bernstein Centenary programme. The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Leonard … [Read more...] about Photo Album: first look at The Royal Ballet’s celebration of Leonard Bernstein

Cecilia Bartoli to sing Maria in West Side Story

22 May 2015 by Gramilano 1 Comment

At next year's Salzburg Whitsun Festival, Cecilia Bartoli will sing Maria in West Side Story! The exclamation mark is my surprise at the announcement, though I have no doubt that hers will be a lively … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli to sing Maria in West Side Story

Rebecca Caine answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

14 January 2012 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Q&A When did you start singing? As a professional at 19 thanks to being chucked out of the Guildhall. I always sang as a child. Why did you start singing? I simply loved it. I grew up with no tv … [Read more...] about Rebecca Caine answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

Rita Moreno, as she approaches her 80th birthday

2 September 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The effervescent Rita will be 80 in December. She's still going strong with stage and television commitments. We've seen her go from the singing and dancing black-haired Anita in the film of  West … [Read more...] about Rita Moreno, as she approaches her 80th birthday

Remembering Arthur Laurents

8 May 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Playbill's Kenneth Jonesand Adam Hetrick have complied a list of some of the tributes to Arthur Laurents - here are some: Terrence McNally: Arthur always told you what he thought, whether you … [Read more...] about Remembering Arthur Laurents

Arthur Laurents, playwright and director, dies at 93

6 May 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Arthur Laurents, the playwright, screenwriter and director who wrote and ultimately transformed two of Broadway’s landmark shows, Gypsy and West Side Story, and created one of Hollywood’s most … [Read more...] about Arthur Laurents, playwright and director, dies at 93

‘It’s alarming how charming I feel.’ – Stephen Sondheim calls his ‘West Side Story’ lyrics ’embarrassing’

30 December 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Stephen Sondheim appeared on ABC’s 'Nightline' on Tuesday night, and during the interview, the theater legend disclosed that he found the words to his 1957 masterpiece  'West Side Story', written with … [Read more...] about ‘It’s alarming how charming I feel.’ – Stephen Sondheim calls his ‘West Side Story’ lyrics ’embarrassing’

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GRAHAM SPICER

Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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