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Il Pipistrello by Johann Strauss (sung in Italian).
Based on a French comedy by Meilhac and Halvy, Le Rveillon (which means midnight supper, particularly on Christmas or New Years eve), Il Pipistrello, with its scintill...
Ask any child to draw a picture of Santa Claus and youll get the stereotype image of a jolly old gentleman, with a long white beard, rosy cheeks, a red coat and a team of reindeer. He has his headquarters in the snowy pl...
All Saints Anglican ChurchVia del Babuino 153/b, tel. 0636001881.
19 Dec. - Nine lessons and carols, 18.00.21 Dec. - Christmas concert by the New Chamber Singers, 20.30.24 Dec.- Childrens Christmas liturgy, 17.00;Euchar...
Programmes at many of Romes foreign cultural academies and institutes are put on hold over the festive period, but a number of exhibitions are open and offer respite to weary Christmas shoppers and socialites.
l The C...
There are several Park and ride car parks near the city centre with good bus and metro connections. Parking costs 0.77 for a full ten hours, then 1.55 per hour thereafter. For further information, contact STA tel. 06571...
Watch out folks here comes another THEME show, a very good one at that even if its exhibited in dead-black halls like funeral parlours. Who are the decorators who always insist on lugubrious windowless interiors and cru...
The winter solstice, usually around 21 December, is when the sun is lowest in the sky and the hours of daylight are at a minimum for the year. It is also the foundation of the celebrations which we now recognise as Chris...
Miss Danehill has now taken the lead, 10 metres in front of Vegas Time. Theyre coming round the bend... The excited commentary is blasting out from the loudspeakers. Close to the winning post, a giant colour TV screen sh...
A guide to some of the most Christmas present-friendly shops in town, guaranteed to make you leave the premises with at least one parcel in your hand.
Perfume and cosmetics shops
Profumerie in Rome are ubiquitous, bu...
Musicians from all over the world will be in Rome between 9-17 December for the fourth edition of the International Festival of Young Musicians. The festival is organised by the Rome-based association Musicaeuropa with f...
The Teatro dellOpera in Rome the second most prestigious opera house in Italy after La Scala in Milan has just staged a miracle never before performed in its 124-year history. However, its superintendent and chief-cond...
Whisper it softly if youre among their fans, but Roma and Lazio may have a lot more in common than either would care to admit.
After reasonable success in the 2003-04 season, both now find themselves in troubled times....
Sabina is a beautiful country retreat within easy reach of Rome
Just ten years ago there was nothing here, says Luciana Pancera. She points to the rolling green countryside stretching out as far as the eye can s...
It may be autumn but the colours of Italian politics are strong and dramatic. The seasonal appointment to pass the budget has drawn into relief all the divisions in the government coalition and has even threatened to bri...
Though there are a great many masterpieces and surprises in this exhibition, it is a hotchpotch because it is a theme show. Theme shows are notoriously dangerous, because more often than not the works are gathered and sq...
An evening of undiluted pleasure and stimulation. Although the famous partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan, brought together by the impresario Richard DOyly Carte and extremely profitable for all three, finally came apar...
Oscar Wildes dramatic study in necrophilia and general perversion, Salom, was originally written in French, a language the author regarded as more suitable for so shocking a subject. It came out in 1893, to be published...
In ancient Rome there were 11 public baths, but as many as 951 were in private hands. In their publicity some of the private ones stressed their elegance and respectability, implying, a pool of modern experts has conclud...
l Rome Collects is an exhibition of contemporary Italian art at the American Academy in Rome that investigates art collecting in the city over the past 25 years. Significant works from the collections of various individu...
The story is easy to tell. The prime minister had a loyal, but sometimes prickly, supporter of his government. He wanted to reward him for his services in a suitable but not too elevated place. He decided to move him out...
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