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200 Years since Barber of Seville premiere

: Tulloch; Category: Music; 16 January 2017; MARCHE • PESARO E URBINO • Pesaro

So what is it that made Giovanni Paisiello so angry on 16 February 1816. For 34 years he had been lauded as the composer of a very popular...

The most beautiful carnivals in Italy

: Di Marco; Category: Lifestyle; 16 January 2017

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During the month of February, in all Italian cities we celebrate Carnival (Carnevale). A riot of masks, confetti, streamers, parades and floats. A...

Claudio Brunello: Words of Art

: Tulloch; Category: Art & Architecture; 16 January 2017; VENETO • VICENZA • Rossano Veneto

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Until February 4, there is an experience in Vicenza that will slowly captivate you. On the upper level of the bibliophile’s friend, Libreria Galla,...

Santa Chiara Murano reborn thanks to Belluardo family

: Claudia Bettiol; Category: Meet Special People; 16 January 2017; VENETO • VENEZIA • Venezia

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I have visited Murano many times but I had never heard of Santa Chiara before reading an article from a Chinese newspaper that spoke of Giovanni...

Vittorio Garrone, from horsepower to jumping horses

: Claudia Bettiol; Category: Meet Special People; 16 January 2017

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The first time I met Vittorio Garrone we were at a dinner at the Italian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. A smiling person in elegant but sporty dress who...

Placido Domingo - not all the good die young

: Tulloch; Category: Music; 16 January 2017

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In Australia, we did not often have the opportunity to listen live to the heroes of the operatic stage. Yes we were blessed with the return of Joan...

Trattoria Bruno Coppetta

Bruno Coppetta and his ‘Fine Living Trattoria’

: Tulloch; Category: Special Places; 16 January 2017; UMBRIA • PERUGIA • Città della Pieve

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The medieval town of Città Della Pieve a little in Umbria and a little Tuscan, has many pleasant surprises for the wanderer down its alleys onto and...