Tag archive for ‘Theatre’
By Italia Travel & Life On Friday, November 17th, 2017
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Unmasking the comedians

The influence Carlo Goldoni had on Italian theatre is immeasurable, and his museum is not to be missed. The palazzo is hard to find. The land entrance is in an alley so narrow that you must consider the width of More...

By Italia Travel & Life On Monday, October 30th, 2017
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The Lighter Side of Machiavelli

“Go and catch a falling star, get with child a mandrake root…”. This begins John Donne’s poem, and another writer created another literary work a century before, that dealt with a virtuous woman, More...

By Italia Travel & Life On Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
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This is the smallest theatre in Italy

In the small town of Vetriano, in the province of Lucca, is this theatre, now part of the Guinness World Records. Image: L’Italo Americano This historial theatre, is now recognised as the smallest world! More...

By Italia Travel & Life On Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
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Backstage at the Olimpico

Vincenzo Scamozzi’s final touch for the Olimpico was an amazingly detailed, three-dimensional stage set behind the scaenae, depicting the ancient city of Thebes Andrea Palladio channelled the great Roman architect More...

By Italia Travel & Life On Monday, April 4th, 2016
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Viewpoint: Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily

The dramatic view out to the Castellammare del Golfo from Segesta in Sicily is only matched by its dramatic history. Both must have outdone the spectacles played out in its theatre. Italy Sicily the Greek theatre More...