Archive for August, 2009
Rome wins Milan’s opera director
by Caroline Prosser (staff) | Monday, August 31st, 2009
In a move which has lead to talk of ‘competition’ between Rome and Milan, former musical director of Milan’s La Scala, Riccardo Muti, has accepted the keys to Rome’s Teatro dell’ Opera.
Bridal Gowns from the Heavens
by Anthony Smith (staff) | Friday, August 28th, 2009
For over half a century women in Rome have been marrying in bridal gowns designed by Elvira Gramano, whose first ever wedding dress literally fell from the heavens, in the form of an American WWII parachute. Since then the Abbruzzo-born stylist has established her atelier as one of Rome’s leaders in bridal outfits.
Europa League: Roma’s 7-1 goal feast
by Anthony Smith (staff) | Friday, August 28th, 2009
Roma qualified for the Europa League group stages in emphatic fashion, routing Slovak team Kosice with 7-1 (10-4 on agg.). Rivals Lazio also went through, 3-1 on aggregate, despite losing last night’s second leg at Sweden’s Elfsborg.
Messages from Lost Souls in Purgatory
by David Lown (columnist) | Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Art historian and private tour guide David Lown takes us to one of Rome’s most curious of curiosities: the Museum of Souls in Purgatory!
13-27 Sep 2009: World Cup Baseball comes to Rome
by Anthony Smith (staff) | Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Nettuno, situated in southern Lazio, near Anzio, is the historic powerhouse of Italian baseball hence its choice as host for the 27 September final of the Baseball World Cup.
