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3-4 July 2005. In concert form conducted by Riccardo Muti, with Daniela Dess, Vincenzo La Scola and Ildebrando DArcangelo.
The tortured and improbable tale which unfurls in this opera is a further rehash of that so beloved of Christian hagiographers, the wayward harlot who in one way or another sees the light, of whom the two best-known exe...
3 July-21 Aug 2005. At the heart of the little town of Taormina, on the top of a hill overlooking the Mediterranean, is a beautiful 3rd-century BC Greek theatre. For the past 51 years it has come to life every summer wit...
Celebrated English writer Tim Parks has just published a new book: Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence. It tells the story of the Medici family, and the intriguing, often bloody story...
22 July-17 Aug 2005. The festival takes place just a few steps from the Villa Mausoleum where Giacomo Puccini lived and worked. The festival was born in 1930 following Puccinis wishes. " I always come out here and take...
In a recent development, the Italian supreme court ruled that speed cameras provide sufficient evidence for issuing fines. In this way, penalties are valid against speeding motorists even when they have not been stopped...
17 May-12 June. Written and directed by Augusto Fornari. After the death of her life-loving, don juan-husband Vito, Donna Flor marries the respectable but boring Don Teodoro. The new monotony of her life is such that one...
With the arrival of the Italian summer the countrys forestry service is stepping up its campaign against forest fires. Although anti-arson measures have been reinforced and the time it takes to put fires out has decrease...
14 June-24 July 2005.
Definitely one for the luvvies, this six-week offering of Shakespearean entertainment takes place at IFSCs George's Dock in Dublin's Docklands this summer and is produced by Footsbarn, a travelling...
2-12 July 2005. Organised by the Concerti del Tempietto. The festival recitals take place in different Roman churches. Entry is free.
24 June26 June 2005.
Viennas beautiful Donau island hosts Europes biggest outdoor event a massive 6.5 km over three days in June. The festival agenda includes 1,500 artists and 600 hours of performances, spread across...
A man walking his dog recently near Capena, in the countryside to the north of Rome, came across what appeared to be a strangely shaped stone. When the dog sniffed it the stone turned into a very aggressive alligator ter...
13 May22 August 2005.
Not afraid to push the boundaries in the early 20th century, Austrian artists dealt with taboos like power and sexuality, homoeroticism and gender struggles. In so doing they were often at odds wit...
A chance meeting resulted in Anthony Majanlahti penning a book on Rome that is earning favourable reviews. Majanlahti, originally from Toronto, was working as a history researcher at the British School at Rome when he me...
10 June-25 June 2005.
Now at the Point Theatre in Dublin, following a highly acclaimed 5-year run at the Cork Opera House, The Hapenny Bridge is being talked of as the biggest Irish musicals ever to hit the stage. Influ...
Been to the Colosseum, Vatican, Trevi and Spanish steps? Now it's time to go out!!! 5 Clubs a night!!!
LIsola del Cinema. 23 June-19 Sept. The programme includes various thematic cycles and the Rome Jewish Film Festival. Isola Tiberina, Rome. Tel. 0658333113, 0636004119, www.isoladelcinema.com
Cineporto. 8 July-31 Au...
1-17 July 2005. Guided by his amazing 94-year-old father, composer Giancarlo Menotti, Francis Menotti has drawn up a festival that continues to feel the financial crunch, but succeeds once again in being both attractive...
30 June-25 Sept 2005. The wonderful open-air theatre that emulates Shakespeares Globe Theatre in London warms up for the summer season with a production of Romeo and Giulietta (30 June-21 July) directed by Gigi Proietti....
1-30 July 2005. A selection of 66 of the most significant works of art that make up the Devanna collection donated by the Devanna family to the Italian state. After this exhibition the works will be permanently housed i...
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