Culture

By SOPHIE INGE

ROME -- The Savoyards' production of Kesselring's farce is a perfect mix of the deadliness of arsenic and the frivolity of lace.

ROME -- It is remarkable that two lengthy books on Rome by Sydneysiders have appeared within months of each other. To my mind R.J.B.

By INSIDER REPORTERS

ROME --AltaRoma's grand finale was Renato Balestra. More than any other collection shown over the event, Balestra’s pieces embraced the Spring/Summer season.

ROME -- The real show-stopping event of the weekend was without doubt Gianni Molaro.

ROME -- Tony Ward attracted a large crowd which filled the room. His exquisite gowns were simple and beautiful.

ROME -- Century old fashion house Gattinoni presented an ecclectic collection, with a show that took the surrounding fashionistas on a journey through times of revolution.

Vietnamese-born designer To-Long-Nam presented his set of strong masculine clothes, styled with tight ponytails and little or no jewellery.

ROME -- Guisso wasn’t the only designer to pick up on the twinkling trend.

ROME -- Jack Guisso has a stellar clientele; he has designed for the likes of Paris Hilton, and his creations have graced the red carpet at a-list events such as the Golden Globe Awards in L.A.

By ALYX BARKER

Reviewed by Desmond 0’Grady

 By INSIDER REPORTERS

WASHINGTON -- Images do have meaning. Martin Luther King had a dream. Forty three years after his death he has a grand monument on the Washington Mall.

By MARGARET STENHOUSE

By INSIDER REPORTERS

ROME -- Legendary Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci has inspired a limited edition handbag produced by luxury fashion label Gherardini of Florence.

By ALYX BARKER

Reviewed by SOPHIE INGE

 ROME -- Monika Bulaj is a Polish immigrant to Italy (i.e.

ROME -- This Christmas, families were delighted to see a proper festive pantomime grace the stage of Teatro Nino Manfredi, complete with dames, songs and of course some hearty audience participatio

ROME -- From February 7 through May 6, 2012, the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome will present“Guggenheim Collection: The American Avant-Garde 1945–1980,”  an exhibition of some

ROME-- Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), fin de siècle genius and pioneer of Viennese Modernism, would have celebrated his 150th birthday in 2012.

ROME -- Michelangelo painted The Crucifixion of Saint Peter and The Conversion of Saint Paul in the Pauline Chapel in the Papal Apartments in 1550, the last paintings he