The word marble derives from the Ancient Greek word màrmaron meaning shining stone, a perfect description of the primary characteristic of this precious material. It is mainly composed of calcite, re-crystallised…

      Just over a year has passed since you officially took over the role of musical director at Bologna’s opera house, the Teatro Comunale, while you were directing “Ballo in Maschera”. Do…

To reach the venerable age of 93 in the 18th century was an extraordinary feat, something that today we might consider worthy of the Guinness book of records. It is even more wonderful when…

Two years ago the season was characterised by a Russian theme. Could you tell us more about it? It was the last in a three-year cycle where the Teatro Comunale explored different geo-cultural areas.…

Last year designers and artists were able to give free rein to their imaginations, creating new, fascinating lighting designs, but the real revolution came with the materials they were using. Starting out with a…

David Magradze’s artistic work holds a powerful aesthetic appeal for the spectator: since the artist’s complex world abounds in references to art history, the first element that stands out being Pop, the same Pop…

Once upon a time there was just one family working with cardboard in the Marche region near Osimo, but then there came a wonderful original idea: why not use all of this cardboard as…

Nearly every visitor to Italy visits, or dreams of visiting, Rome. Once there, it would be strange for the visitor not to make for the Vatican, the heart of the Roman Catholic Church, home…