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CLASSICAL MUSIC
CHILDREN
On 15th and 16th at the Gran Teatro
From Saturday 15th
at Parco della Musica
Lily the Butterfly. The musical
Vasily Petrenko pays
tribute to Eisenstein
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T
he young Russian conductor
Vasily Petrenko, who has
recently achieved international
acclaim, takes up his baton for the
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia in three
concerts featuring Tchaikowsky’s
“Capriccio Italiano”, Respighi’s
“Church Windows” and Prokofiev’s “Alexander Nevsky”, a work
which marked the start of a fruitful
collaboration with the film maker
Sergei Eisenstein in 1938.
"Alexander Nevsky" is a story
he protagonist of this fairy tale is a
beautiful butterfly named Lily, who
carries all the colours of the rainbow
within her splendid wings. Together
with her forest friends - squirrels, birds
and bees - she brings joy and hope to
children who live in a world that has
been destroyed by war and hunger. This
Italian musical, created by Tina
Simonelli, aims to induce the spectator
to reflect on the difficulties of many
countries as well as bring a message of
friendship and love. The 40-strong cast,
which includes children, adolescents
and adults, is the result of a series of
auditions which saw the participation of
dancers, singers and actors from international dance academies, hip-hop and break dance championships, and tv
talent shows. All the music is original and the choreographies are by
Olumaty Sampson and Ilir Shaquiri. At Gran Teatro on 15th and 16th
January. Infoline tel. 069406855, 3471430760. Ticket booking at
www.ticketone.it, www.greenticket.it
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Conductor Vasily Petrenko
about an heroic character from
Russia's historical past and, in
addition to the film, Prokofiev
created a concert work from the
music which was condensed into a
Cantata of 7 movements, for a large orchestra, chorus and mezzosoprano. In this occasion it is
performed by the Choir and
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia and by
Ekaterina Semenchuck. This event
also marks the beginning of a new
collaboration between the Academy of Santa Cecilia and the
Rome Cinema Foundation with the
projection of a series of Eisenstein’s films. Concerts on 15th Jan
at 6pm, 17th Jan at 9pm, 18th Jan
at 7.30pm. Auditorium Parco della
Musica.
TROVAROMA
From Tuesday 18th at Teatro dell’Opera
A view from the bridge
T
his is the European première of a two-act opera by William
Bolcom based on the famous play by Arthur Miller. Staged for the
first time in Chicago in 1999, on a libretto by Arnold Weinstein in collaboration with Miller himself who wrote some new lyrics especially
for the opera. The story is set among immigrants in New York, a
community made up of struggling dock workers and their families,
some of whom are in the country illegally. The opera's vibrant setting
is an Italian-American neighbourhood in Brooklyn, back in the 1950s,
but the issues underlying the story seem both ancient and cut from
modern headlines - ranging
from the problems of illegal
immigrants to ethnic and social
stereotypes. Bruno Bartoletti
conducts an all-American cast,
Frank Galati directs, and
Woody Allen’s set designer,
Santo Loquasto, impresses his
own cinematographic perspective. 18th January, repeated on
20th, 22nd, 23rd and 25th.
A scene from the opera "A view from
Teatro dell’Opera, www.opethe bridge"
raroma.it
ROCK
Jono Manson-Chris Barron
Helloween-Stratovarius
EXHIBITIONS
MARC CHAGALL
A quarter of a century after his
death, this exhibition of over
140 paintings and drawings by
Marc Chagall sets out to explore the artist’s revolutionary vision and his strong religious inspiration. At the Ara Pacis museum on Lungotevere Augusta
until March 27th 2011, open
Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to
7pm, tickets euro 10 or euro 8,
www.arapacis.it or 060608.
GOLDEN TREASURES
Until April 3rd 2011, the ancient
ruins of Trajan’s market form the
backdrop for this exhibition of
golden treasures from the National History Museum in Bucharest. This exhibition features jewellery, armour, religious artefacts
and other important works from
that early period up until the 6th
century AD. Open from Tuesday
to Sunday from 9am to 7pm,
tickets euro 10 with concessions, for details call 060608 or
see www.mercatiditraiano.it
PABLO ECHAURREN
The Fondazione Museo Roma in
Via del Corso, 320, hosts an
exhibition showcasing four decades of work by Italian artist Pablo Echaurren. Entitled Crhomo
Sapiens, the show includes
many paintings, ceramics, his
graphic ar t and comic strip
work, plus a selection of collages relating to his extensive collection of Futurist material.
Runs until March 13th 2011,
details on 066786209.
T
he prolific singer/songwriter and seasoned
performer Jono Manson teams up with Chris
Barron, the former lead vocalist of the rock band
Spin Doctors, whose single
“Two Princes” became the
most-requested radio track
of 1993. The two artists
alternate on stage before
joining forces, in the last
part of the concert, for an
early 1990s New York
sound made up of jam,
blues, folk and rock’n’roll.
On Sunday 16th, at Big
Mama, Vicolo San Francesco a Ripa 18. Concert
begins at 10.30pm. Entry
15 euros plus monthly
membership fee.
TEOTIHUACÁN, CITY OF
THE GODS
This itinerant exhibition presents
for the first time in Europe the
mysteries of the legendary Teotihuacán civilisation from pre-Columbian Mexico. On display you
can see over four hundred and
fifty exhibits including ceramics,
masks, ritual and ceremonial
objects, jewellery, sculptures,
wall paintings and architectural
decorations, almost all of them
on loan from Mexican museums.
At Palazzo delle Esposizioni in
Via Nazionale 194, open from
10am to 8pm, Fridays and Saturdays till 10.30pm, closed on
Mondays. Tickets euro 12.50,
bookings on 06-39967500, until
February 27th 2011.
LEONARDO DA VINCI THE GENIUS AND HIS
INVENTIONS
‘Leonardo Da Vinci – the genius
and his inventions’ is the title
of this exhibition which brings
to life 45 of the Florentine artist’s creations, from the first
flying machines to the hydraulic
saw, the printing press and the
earliest attempts at a robot.
The show, which has already
enjoyed great success in Germany and Austria, will be open
daily from 9.30am to 7.30pm
until April 30th 2011 at Palazzo
della Cancelleria, 7/5, 0669887616 or www.mostradileonardo.com
ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY
ART
The Maxxi museum of 21st century art in Via Guido Reni, 4A
inaugurates an exhibition of four
site specific works by finalists of
an Italian Contemporar y Ar t
award which will be on show until
March 20th 2011. Documenting
recent events from the terrorist
years to current immigration concerns, these young artists come
from Bari, Turin, Agrigento and
Naples, seizing a welcome opportunity to showcase some of
the creative talents of the under
40’s generation. Alongside these
works, the museum is inaugurating a new archive project to document the portfolios of thousands of aspiring young artists
nationwide. Open from 11am to
7pm or to 10pm Thursdays and
Saturdays, closed on Mondays,
details on 06-39967350.
VAN GOGH
The show, which runs until February 6th 2011, features seventy of Van Gogh’s masterpieces brought together from museums and galleries across Europe and North America, plus
some thir ty works by other
major artists who provided inspiration for his work, from Millet and Pissarro to Cézanne,
Gauguin and Seurat. At the Vittoriano Complex in Via San Pietro in Carcere, opening hours
from 9.30am to 7.30pm Mondays to Thursdays, to 11.30pm
Fridays and Saturdays and to
8.30pm on Sundays. Tickets
euro 12 or euro 8.50 for concessions, fur ther details and
bookings on 06-6780664.
con la collaborazione
di Philippa M. Hitchen
TROVAROMA
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A
fter the successful “Hellish Rock World Tour
2007/2008” that took the German power metal
band Helloween on an extensive world tour, the
legend of heavy metal is
back on the road! This
European tour in company of the Finnish Stratovarius comes shortly
after the release of Helloween’s new album, “7
Sinners” which, according to frontman Andi
Deris, shows without
any question that this is
a metal album. They are
joined in Rome by Trick
or Treat as their guests.
At Atlantico, info tel.
0654220870.
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