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Category: Culture

Olafur Eliasson: nel tuo tempo

Olafur Eliasson Exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Olafur Eliasson Exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence

Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi will be hosting Olafur Eliasson: Nel tuo tempo. It is the largest exhibition in Italy to date exploring the art of Olafur Eliasson, from 22nd September, 2022.

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Sicilian chefs create world's longest cannolo

Record-breaking cannolo created by Sicilian chefs

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Record-breaking cannolo created by Sicilian chefs

A team of Italian chefs have cooked up the world’s longest cannolo. The Sicily-based cooks used 680 kilograms of ricotta to craft a 21-metre-long version of the popular Italian dessert.

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Food of Italy: Carciofi alla Guidia from Rome

The Food of Italy: carciofi alla Giudia

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on The Food of Italy: carciofi alla Giudia

The Italy News Online series on the delights of Italian cuisine heads to the country’s capital, Rome. And it is in the Jewish Quarter that we find the delectable carciofi alla Giudia or ‘Jewish artichokes’.

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Golden Lion winner Laura Poitras

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed wins Golden Lion in Venice

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on All the Beauty and the Bloodshed wins Golden Lion in Venice

FILM: Venice Film Festival 2022 – The VENEZIA 79 Jury, chaired by Julianne Moore, presented the Golden Lion award for Best Film to Laura Poitras’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.

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Venice Film Festival 2022 poster

Venice Film Festival kicks off

August 31, 2022September 1, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Venice Film Festival kicks off

The 79th Venice Film Festival kicks off this evening when French screen diva Catherine Deneuve receives a career Golden Lion award. White Noise is the opening film.

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Detail from assumption of the virgin by Titian

On this day in history: Renaissance artist Titian died

August 27, 2022November 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on On this day in history: Renaissance artist Titian died

Tiziano Vecellio, the artist better known as Titian, died in Venice on August 27th, 1576. Regarded as the greatest painter of 16th century Venice, Titian is believed to have succumbed to the plague.

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La Scala opera house, Milan

5 of Italy’s Top Opera Houses

August 27, 2022October 27, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on 5 of Italy’s Top Opera Houses

As the birthplace of opera, Italy is one of the best places in the world to enjoy this musical art form. ItalyNewsOnline looks at 5 of Italy’s top opera houses.

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Pavarotti performing at UN event. Image credit: United Nations Photo on Flickr.com under creative commons license.

Pavarotti gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

August 26, 2022August 27, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Pavarotti gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Late Italian superstar tenor Luciano Pavarotti now has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Almost 25 years to the day after his death, the tenor’s achievements are celebrated.

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Cotoletta alla Milanese recipe

The Food of Italy: Milan – Cotoletta alla Milanese

August 21, 2022August 21, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on The Food of Italy: Milan – Cotoletta alla Milanese

The ItalyNewsOnline series on the delights of Italian cuisine heads to the capital of Lombardy, Milan. This is the birthplace of Cotoletta alla Milanese.

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Ativists glue themselves to Laocoön and His Sons statue

Activists glue themselves to Vatican statue

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Activists glue themselves to Vatican statue

Activists glue themselves to one of the Vatican Museum’s most famous statues. Italy’s Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) climate crisis action group want to highlight the lack of political will to addess climate issues.

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