ROME - Equilibrio Festival 2019, entitled Northern Lights in Rome, Aurora Borealis, (Revontuli in Finnish) dedicated to north-European countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) is th

ROME - Once, walking along the Gloucester Road, my habitually elegantly-dressed father was accosted by a bloke, who had stumbled into the cold out of The Zetland Arms, with the words, “Got a light,

ROME - From Feb. 14-28, 2019, five artists will expose their works in the first Italian art gallery in augmented reality, Artinside Gallery.

ROME - You wouldn’t expect a diary written about the uncertainty over whether Italy would enter Word War II to be interesting because we know that it did.  However, Iris Origo’s ‘A Chill in the Air

SANREMO - After the victory of Mahmood, an Italian singer of Egyptian descent, at the prestigious annual Sanremo song contest, singer Martina Dell'Ombra commented "The Sanremo final is a clear poli

ROME – An exuberant and energetic performance of Neil Simon’s adaptation of his hit comedy The Odd Couple, Female Version assertively parodied social stereotypes to ensure that the audience was kep

UMBRIA - The 15th edition of the Trasimeno Music Festival (TMF) will be held from June 29 to July 5 2019, with the artistic direction of the Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt.

 FLORENCE -- The German government has acknowledged that a painting looted by Nazi soldiers during the Second World War does indeed belong to the Uffizi Galleries in Florence.

ROME - The American Academy in Rome (AAR) announced that scholar and curator Elizabeth Rodini has been selected as the next Andrew Heiskell Arts Director, a posit

ROME – Internationally renowned Italian experimental composer, pianist and musical constructivist Mario Bertoncini has died aged 86.

ROME - William Trevor’s 14th book of short stories again shows his ability to create believable characters and to surprise but also convince his readers.

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ROME - In a bid to advocate for freedom of the press, Time magazine has awarded the accolade of the 2018 ‘Person of the Year’ to a group of killed and imprisoned journalists.

HELSINKI - A small exhibition, closing at the end of December, produced by the Alvar Aalto Foundation presents the architecture of the Rautatalo building completed on Helsinki’s Keskuskatu Street i

ROME - Having started with a somewhat sinister choral reading of Everything That Rises Must Converge, The English Theatre of Rome’s season progresses with a play that is precisely the opposite.

ROME - The opening peformance of Teatro Carlo Felice’s winter season was nothing short of spectacular, as 15 asylum seekers took to the stage to perform Giuseppe Verdi’s acclaimed opera, Aida.

ROME - The Christmas tree chosen to adorn Rome’s Piazza Venezia has sparked controversy for a second-year running. It has been named ‘Spelacchio’, as last year's tree was.

ROME - A magnificent party was held at Villa Wolkonsky to honour St. Andrew’s Day.

ROME - The presentation of Roberto Wirth's book 'Silence was my first playmate' (Newton Compton Editori) written with the journalist Corrado Ruggeri was recently held in Rome at the headquarters of

ROME - The Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office has placed dozens of people, including art critic and MP Vittorio Sgarbi, under investigation on suspicion of art forgery.

ROME - Considered one of the world’s leading film directors, Bernardo Bertolucci transgressed the traditional cinematic depiction of everyday life, and paved the way for the Italian new wave moveme

ROME – Bernardo Bertolucci, one of the most influential figures in Italian cinema over the last 50 years, has passed away, his family reported on Monday.

ROME - “It isn’t just women who can understand women.