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ITALY NEWS #29 - September 12, 2007
International Mozart Festival in Rovereto
Rovereto (Trento) - September 28 – October 7, 2007
www.festivalmozartrovereto.com
Focused around “Don Giovanni”, the famous opera by the Viennese maestro, the 20th edition of the International Festival of W.A.Mozart in Rovereto gets underway on September 28. As usual, the schedule includes many events and performances, from music to the theatre. Among them, “Marionette di Praga”, followed by "Don Giovanni al bivio", a play by Danilo Faravelli and freely based on the works by author Carlo Goldoni. In between these two events, "La Conversazione" takes place, a monologue inspired by Mozart. The musical portion of the events showcases 2 prestigious symphonic performances, five concerts and a recital.
Venaria Reale (Torino)
www.lavenaria.it
The complex known as La Venaria Reale is formed by the ancient hamlet, the massive, baroque Royal Palace with its Gardens and the Parco de La Mandria, both Unesco World Heritage Sites. Following the restoration of the Royal Palace, the Gardens of La Venaria Reale reopened to the public. Through guided itineraries one can visit the Gardens and discover its historical and architectural tales and the different stages of the complex restoration it underwent. Visitors will be fascinated by the Peschiera Grande, the remains of the Temple of Diana and the Grottos, the archeological site of the Fontana d'Ercole (Hercules Fountain), the Pergole delle Rose (Pergolas of Roses), the Giardino a Fiori (Flower Garden), the Allee and the Giardino delle Sculture Fluide (Garden of fluid sculptures).
Many locations throughout Italy - September 29-30, 2007
www.beniculturali.it
On September 29 and 30 Italy celebrates the European Days of Heritage, promoted by the European Council since 1991, during which many museums, monuments and places of art and culture will be open to the public free of charge. Theatres, natural and historical trails, museums, movie screenings: these are some of the events organized by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage to allow everyone to visit Italy’s artistic masterpieces, including those recently opened to the public, such as the Cappellone di San Nicola in Tolentino (Macerata), wonderful example of painting from the 1300 and the Collegiata in Castiglione Olona (Varese), with the frescoes of Masolino da Panicate.
Florence, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Beginning September 20, 2007
www.maggiofiorentino.com
A new season of the Maggio Fiorentino is about to kick off, one rich with events, operas, concerts, and ballets. On September 21 the first opera, Verdi’s “Un ballo in maschera” opens the season with another masterpiece by the maestro from Busseto on November with the performance of “La forza del destino”. 2008 opens with “Madama Butterfly” by Puccini. Among the scheduled concerts it’s important to underscore the participation of Zubin Mehta and Seiji Ozawa as well as the soloist Maurizio Pollini, on October 20. The ballets include “La Sylphide” by Bournonville and “Nutcracker” at Christmas.
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Focused around “Don
Giovanni”, the famous opera by the Viennese maestro, the 20th edition
of the International Festival of W.A.Mozart in Rovereto gets underway
on September 28. As usual, the schedule includes many events and
performances, from music to the theatre. Among them, “Marionette di
Praga”, followed by "Don Giovanni al bivio", a play by Danilo
Faravelli and freely based on the works by author Carlo Goldoni. In
between these two events, "La Conversazione" takes place, a monologue
inspired by Mozart. The musical portion of the events showcases 2
prestigious symphonic performances, five concerts and a recital.
On
September 29 and 30 Italy celebrates the European Days of Heritage,
promoted by the European Council since 1991, during which many
museums, monuments and places of art and culture will be open to the
public free of charge. Theatres, natural and historical trails,
museums, movie screenings: these are some of the events organized by
the Ministry of Cultural Heritage to allow everyone to visit Italy’s
artistic masterpieces, including those recently opened to the public,
such as the Cappellone di San Nicola in Tolentino (Macerata),
wonderful example of painting from the 1300 and the Collegiata in
Castiglione Olona (Varese), with the frescoes of Masolino da Panicate.