Events

Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 01/01/2013 - 09:58
On the 10 October 2013, the world celebrates the 200th year since the birth of Giuseppe Verdi. Opera houses worldwide will stage works by the ½ûÂþÌìÌà composer…
by ITALY | Mon, 12/31/2012 - 05:58
words by Carol KingThe Sydney Opera House inaugurates its opera season today with a gala performance of Giacomo Puccini’s ‘La Bohème’.The production sees the…
by ITALY | Thu, 12/27/2012 - 06:05
words by Carol KingThe Cap d’Any a l’Alguer New Year celebration in Alghero, Sardinia is one of the most anticipated events on the island’s calendar.Cap d’Any…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 12/24/2012 - 09:58
Nativity scenes are popular in Italy and beyond, but the custom of holding a ‘presepe vivente’ (living crib), whereby people dress up as Mary, Jesus, the Three…
by ITALY | Mon, 12/24/2012 - 05:58
words by Carol KingFrom the 26 December 2012 to 8 January 2013, many of Rome’s museums will hold special events and exhibitions to enable visitors to enjoy the…
Lifestyle
by Carol King | Fri, 12/21/2012 - 05:11
Some of the most spectacular events staged during the Christmas and New Year holidays are the traditional torchlight skiing processions organised in the Val d’…
Culture
by ITALY | Tue, 12/18/2012 - 05:53
Yesterday, 12.619.000 ½ûÂþÌìÌÃs tuned in to Rai 1 during prime time to hear Roberto Benigni's reading of the ½ûÂþÌìÌà Constitution. With this show/lecture…
Travel
by John Bensalhia | Mon, 12/17/2012 - 05:01
John Bensalhia looks at a selection of some of the great Christmassy things to see and do in 2012...Live the NativityIf you happen to be in the region of…
Culture
by Myra Robinson | Wed, 12/12/2012 - 10:17
Battaglia Terme these days is an unremarkable faded spa town on the fringes of the Euganean Hills in the Veneto. It had its early origins in the 12th and 13th…
Culture
by Carol King | Thu, 12/06/2012 - 05:20
Daniel Barenboim will open La Scala’s opera season tomorrow by conducting ‘Lohengrin’ by Richard Wagner while facing an onslaught of criticism in the media and…