17 June-28 Sept 2003. Concerti del Tempiettos summer season continues with a concert or recital every evening at the archaeological site of Teatro di Marcello. Many of the events on the programme are inter-disciplinary...
Fiesta!, the Festival Internazionale di Musica e Cultura Latinoamericano, begins 19 June at the Capannelle racecourse on Via Appia Nuova with a performance by the African reggae star Alpha Blondie. Other artists taking p...
12 June-18 July. Work by 14 contemporary artists from around the world who have lived and worked in Germany, including Korean video artist Nam June Paik and English sculptor Tony Cragg.
18-28 June. Organised by the international cultural association Centro Dionysia, this festival explores the history, customs, art, literature, theatre, music and cuisine of Central and Eastern Europe. Introductions by d...
On 20 June the international community will turn its attention to the 20 million men, women and children worldwide who are currently under the protection of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees having been for...
Sun 29 June is the annual American Independence Day picnic. Join us for a traditional BBQ with swimming pool, live music, volleyball, soccer, fun and games for the whole family and spectacular fireworks at sundown. All i...
The Festa dell'Unit, the summer gathering of the Democratici di Sinistra (DS), kicks off on 19 June at the former general market on Via Ostiense. Following the provincial elections in May that saw the DS become Rome's bi...
26 June 2003. Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia. with Massimo Quarta, conductor and violin. Music by Rossini and Vivaldi (21.00). Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia.
Air passengers in Italy have a potentially difficult month ahead with a series of planned strikes within the sector. According to the transport ministry, on 24 June air traffic controllers will be out on strike for four...
15 June-14 July 2003. This exciting programme features an event not to be missed: Boris Eifman and his Ballet Theatre of St Petersburg. Eifman is probably the most famous contemporary Russian choreographer, and here he p...
The beautiful Greek bronze of a dancing satyr, fished from the sea off Sicily in 1998, is on show at the Capitoline Museums until 7 July after a successful spell at Palazzo Montecitorio. Dated 3rd-2nd century BC, it took...
The 40th anniversary of the acquisition of Villa Doria Pamphili by the city council will be marked by a four-day festival in what is now the largest public park in Rome. The celebrations will include music, dance and the...
Hollywood superstar George Clooney is due in Rome on 24 June to donate ten "superscooters" to the Running Heart Foundation. The scooters are designed to get emergency equipment to heart attack victims quickly through tra...
Britain has a new ambassador to the Quirinale, Sir Ivor Roberts. He replaces Sir John Shepherd, who has retired after three years in Italy.
Sir Ivor has been in the British diplomatic service since 1968, starting his ca...