Montepulciano, is a renaissance town in Southern Tuscany and an important agricultural center, famous for it’s “Nobile” wine. Montepulciano lies on a hilltop in a panoramic position and is surrounded by the 15th century defensive works by “Antonio da Sangallo”. Birthplace of the famous poet Agnolo Ambrogini, called “Poliziano”. Thanks Read more…
Every year the Festival Pucciniano presents a series of operas on the lakefront near Puccini’s home. What makes thesse operas unique is the setting moonlight, lakeside and also the “Sculpt the Opera” project featuring local artists of international stature such as Kan Yasuda (for Butterfly) and Franco Adami ( La Read more…
Guided tours in Italy: Concerts in Piazza dei Miracoli This September, The Anima Mundi International Festival of Sacred Music in its Tenth edition has stunning program. Sir John Gardiner will again conduct seven concerts covering five centuries of sacrd music. Seven staggering performances of masterpieces, new music and rediscoveries for Read more…
It’s a happy accident of translation that the word “opera” in Italian translates into English as both “opera” (as in musical drama, opera lirica) and “work”. So the neatly named permanent exhibition in Lucca of “puccini Opera” can serve both as a showcase for the maestro’s whole output of work Read more…
Bacco is crowing the Montecarlo tourist season with a series of events from 28 August to 8 September, weekends 6 pm to midnight, weekdays 7.30 pm to midnight. This year the garden of the Instituto Pellegrini Carmignani in Via Roma, which recently underwent a conservative restoration, is the site of Read more…