2 Dec 2003: Richard Hodges, Oliver J. Gilkes and Inge Lyse Hansen give a lecture on the occasion of the publication of The theatre at Butrint: Luigi Maria Ugolinis Excavations at Butrint 1928-1932 (18.00). 3 Dec 2003: Ar...
20 Nov 2003. To coincide with the publication in Italy of Granta's anthology of writing by 20 of the best young British novelists, one of the authors, Philip Hensher, will be in Rome to speak about his work (18.30).
21 Nov 2003. Famous Roman gay night "Muccassassina" hosts singer Moony (the voice behind DB Boulevard's hit "Point of View"), plus resident and guest top DJs. From 22.30 onwards.
In the posters, they call it the oldest monument in Rome, and so it is, even though its the most recent one to be opened up. The namesakes of matrons from the ancient city show visitors around and hordes of admirers pour...
“We ordered the book in May, but it didn’t move for several months. Then all of a sudden it was sold out.” Dermot O’Connell, the owner of the Almost Corner Bookshop in Trastevere, was referring to...
22 Nov 2003. The American Chamber of Commerce in Italy is hosting a concert by Chieti Theatre's Symphonic Orchestra with music by Mozart and Beethoven. Proceeds will go to the Italian charity "Operation Smile Italia Onlu...
Mariangela Temperas love affair with William Shakespeare began back in the early 1970s, when she was a young student in London.
I was working on my thesis on L.P. Hartley at the time and I
didnt really know all that mu...
26 Nov 2003-2 Feb 2004. "A century of fashion - creations and myths from the 20th Century" is the full title of an exhibition being held by the French Academy at Villa Medici. Featuring 200 dresses and garments created b...
18 Nov 2003-18 Jan 2004. The Palazzo Braschi museum, which is dedicated to the history of Rome, hosts a collection of photos and documents telling the story of the famous Galleria Colonna shopping arcade on Via del Cors...
My names Carmine Ariete and Im 41 years old. Im the one in the photo. Ill forgive you if you think the years have been unkind but thats life on the street for you.
As you can see though, Im not your stereotypical homel...
It was a lovely boating afternoon on Lake Bracciano on 26 July, 1956. Xavier Leutenegger (the Swiss director of personnel at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization at the time), his wife Hildegard, who was...
18 Dec 2003. Elton John with Davey Johnstone guitar, Bob Birch bass, Guy Babylon keyboard, John Mahon percussion, Nigel Olsson drums. This is the singer's first concert in Rome in nine years.
Mariangela Temperas love affair with William Shakespeare began back in the early 1970s, when she was a young student in London.
I was working on my thesis on L.P. Hartley at the time and I
didnt really know all that mu...
18 Nov 2003. Lecture by Gherardo Gnoli, president of the Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente, and Rosanna Vaudetti, president of the Centro Studi Marche "G. Giunchi" (18.00).
The Austrian Cultural Forum is hosting a traditional pre-Christmas bazaar organised with the Associazione degli Austriaci in Roma, at which a range of Austrian specialities will be on sale, including festive decorations...
2 Dec-8 Feb 2004. Manzellis pictures of subtly deformed young women and Walkers mural "The Emancipation Approximation" inaugurate a new exhibition space at the Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo (MAXXI).
19 Nov 2003. Concert by Markus Stockhausen, trombone, and Tara Bouman, clarinet, staged as part of the 40th Festival di Nuova Consonanza, and featuring music by Stockhausen and Bouman (21.00).