First reactions for Cecilia Bartoli as Norma
Who loves Cecilia Bartoli, will probably love her Norma. Her eyes sparkle, she rolls her ‘R’s,…
The first photos of Bartoli’s Norma at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival
First glimpses of Cecilia Bartoli’s Norma at Salzburg. They explain the cover of the Festival brochure.
Bartoli’s introduction to the Whitsun Festival brochure reads,
But also, Norma is often misjudged from the point-of-view of its plot. A careful…
Pavel Dmitrichenko’s lawyers to contest the forensic results of acid attack
Pavel Dmitrichenko’s lawyers will contest the forensic results that show that the acid attack on…
Mitsuko Uchida gives three London concerts in celebration of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust
From Friday the Southbank Centre will be inundated with musicians, an array of talent to mark the…
Culture crash: MaggioDanza ballet company axed in Florence
Addio to MaggioDanza, the ballet company formed in 1967 under the auspices of the Florence’s Maggio…
Carla Fracci, Luciana Savignano and Svetlana Zakharova go to the ball
To celebrate 200th Anniversary of the formation of the Ballet School at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, the Academy, which runs the school, threw a Black and White Ball with three exceptional guests: dancers Carla Fracci, Luciana Savignano and Svetlana…
Étoile Eleonora Abbagnato and footballer hubby Federico Balzaretti: It’s complicated!
The new Paris Opera Ballet étoile, Eleonora Abbagnato, is back in Italy for the first of six episodes of a television talent show, Amici, where she will captain a team of young singers and dancers. She also graces the cover of this week’s Grazia,…
Unknown painting of Elizabeth I at the National Portrait Gallery
A previously unknown painting of Elizabeth I attributed to the miniaturist Isaac Oliver has been…
