My mother is Italian and my father is English, and they are still very much together. Recently I have started to think that this is because they are both atypical: my father is not particularly Euro-sceptical or fond of...
18 Nov-5 Dec 2003. Conducted by Fabio Luisi, directed by Graham Vick, with Ramon Vargas, Carlos Alvarez, Svetla Vassileva, Patrizia Ciofi. Rigoletto by Verdi will be on stage at Teatro Comunale in Florence, under the di...
10-11 Nov 2003. Two-day conference on St Thrse of Lisieux and her influence on theology and spirituality today. St Thrse entered the Carmelite convent of Lisieux in France in 1888 at the age of 15 and died from tuberculo...
From Dylan Dog investigating the paranormal underbelly of London life to the king of terror Diabolik and the erotic works of Manara, Italian comics, or fumetti, are almost as much a part of the countrys culture as Federi...
Immediately before world war one, a group of young Italian men, quite macho and from provincial families nostalgic for past glories, formed a circle of friends in Ferrara. They had no special theories, wrote no manifesto...
The Ensemble fr Intuitive Musik Weimar is staging a concert as part of the 40th Festival di Nuova Consonanza (21.00). The programme includes Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Treffpunkt" and "Zugvogel", Hans Tutschku's "Migration...
The first in a series of monthly appointments entitled "A book for the weekend". The events will be held on the first Friday of the month and will focus on works ranging from mysteries and children's novels to classics o...
A Remembrance Day ceremony to commemorate the Commonwealth war dead will be held in Rome at the Via Zabaglia military cemetery on Tuesday 11 November. Participants are asked to arrive punctually by 10.45 in order to obse...
The Pontifical Irish College celebrates its 375th anniversary on 6 November. The college is one of a handful of survivors of what in the 16th and 17th centuries was a thriving network of Irish seminaries across Europe, t...
As early November approaches, an annual rite here in Italy is upon us. Families will begin flocking to their local cemeteries, autumnal flowers in hand, to pay respects to the departed and tidy up the family plot. While...
The Pontifical Irish College in Via dei SS. Quattro Coronati, or Colaiste na nGaedeal, as its green gates proclaim, is celebrating its 375th anniversary on 6 November. As with many birthdays for those of advanced years,...
6 Nov 2003. A selection of short films and videos by Polish director Zbigniew Rybczynski, who has worked with well-known acts including Mick Jagger, the Pet Shop Boys, Simple Minds and Art of Noise. The screening will be...
An international conference on theology and politics, which will be divided into three sections: theology and politics in art and the media (Thurs 13 Nov 09.30); Walter Benjamin and modern political theology (Thurs 13 No...
Metodologie di restauro a confronto. 15 Nov 2003-15 Feb 2004. Projects and documents illustrate different methods of archaeological restoration with a special focus on the Acropolis in Athens and the Roman Forum.
15-18 Nov 2003. Based on the Greek dramatists The Bacchae, and directed by Sandor Zsoter, the contemporary production sees the participation of actors from Budapest, from Northern Greeces National Theatre and from the Na...
Marymount International School is seeking a full time Athletic Director to provide for leadership and coordination among the various sports activities and to facilitate programs th...