Capsule reveals cream of Roman society--

The pot of ointment was still moist but smelled sulphurous
A Roman pot unearthed at an archaeological dig in London has been opened to reveal cream which is nearly 2,000 years old.

Giardino della casina delle civette (Garden of the Owl House) – Villa Torlonia,

Via Nomentana, 70



Tuesday June 18th – Sunday September 28th

Music under the starry sky, in Villa Torlonia

Every evening at 8.30 p.m.

In case of rain the concerts will take place in a sheltered area



Musical Festival in Rome (200 concerts): as usual, the summer season concerts organized by the Tempietto will take place in some of the most charming places of the capital. The Festival is sponsored by the city of Rome’s Department of Culture.



It will once again be a magical combination of international performers, solo players, superb repertories, chamber music, polyphonic choirs and authors from antiquity to nowadays, through the baroque period, classicism, romanticism and the “avant-garde”.



Some performances have been organized in collaboration with various association: the Ecole Normale de Paris “Alfred Cortot”, Epta Italy (European Piano Teacher Association), the Academy of Santa Cecilia, embassies, cultural institutes, musical centres. The Musical Festival of Nations provides, in its fourteenth edition, the occasion for people from all over the world to meet in the name of art.



Music will be playing again every evening at 8.30 p.m. from Tuesday June 17th to Sunday September 28th in the garden of one of the most fascinating works of modern architecture; The Owl House of Villa Torlonia (Via Nomentana, 70) is set amongst Californian palm trees and Himalaya cedars. It was planned by architect Jappelli in 1842 and it later became the favourite residence of prince Giovanni Torlonia. From 1901 to 1917 some alterations and extentions were made so that the prince could live there. The prince had famous roman artists decorate the floors, the windows and the walls: since then the villa is named “Owl House”. There is a small museum in the Villa, which has been thoroughly restored.



The fourth edition of the Festival of Nations in Villa Torlonia will be as usual directed by Angelo Filippo Jannoni Sebastianini; the concerts will be presented by the music expert Gianfranco Zaccaro and by the cultural organizers Giovanna Moscetti and Vittorio Ascoli.

These are just some of the participating artists: Akiko Kusano; Hiroshi Takasu; Michele Pentrella; Alessandra Celletti; Cipriana Smarandescu; Mario Montore; Alessandro Vuono; Maria Luisa Abbattista; Chiara Bertoglio; Luisa Canepa Garibaldi; Daniele Mutino; Sandra Landini; Dario Emanuele Aricò; Daniele Camiz; Davide Borin; Maria Chiara Sottile; Francesco Paolo Borgia; Carmelo Quagliata; Francesco Paolo Borgia; Daniela Frija; Fabio Rosai; Angelo Molinaro; Valeria Finale; Alessandra Celletti; Alessandro Roselletti; San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Choir diretto da Harry Carter; Silvia Cormio; Daniela De Prosperis; Simone Bruschi; Andrea Seminaroti; Ede Ivan; Caterina Arzani; Stefano Bigoni; Claudio Bonechi; Isabella Caruso; Maria Grazia Ciofani; Claudio Alei; Patrizio Felici; Lilli Feminò; Orazio Feminò; Massimo Matulli; Roberto De Romanis; Marco Di Perna; Giovanna Dongu; Paola Dongu; Antonella Lunghi; Elisabetta Pacelli; Laura Morelli; Adonella Gregori; Stefano Macciocu; Paolo Manfredi; Cecilia Pascale; Luca Pieruccioni; Alessandra Pompili; Carmelo Quagliata; Francesco Romano; Luciano Ruotolo; Fabio Rosai; Umberto Santoro; Paolo Scanabissi; Riccardo Scilipoti; Marek Szlezer; Alessandra Tiraterra; Margherita Traversa; Eri Arai; Francesco Bucarello; Sara Matteo; Marina Cesari; Leonora Baldelli; Leonardo Ramadori; Nicola Narduzzi; Cristina Morelli.



In case of rain, the concerts will take place in a sheltered area.



Casina delle civette – villa Torlonia

Ticket: 15 euro (12.40 concert; 2.10 entrance to the museum)

Season ticket (10 concerts of your choice): 52 euro + 2.60 euro each time for the access to the area

Bookings: 06 87 13 15 90; fax 06 233 226 360

Email: tempietto@tiscali.it

The Tempietto Concerts – Summer 2003
Musical Festival of Nations
Evenings at the Teatro di Marcello
12th edition

in the archeological area of the Teatro di Marcello

from Wednesday 18th of June to September 28th

every evening at 8.30 p.m.

at 8 p.m. guided tour of the archeological area of the Teatro di Marcello (beginning in July)

in case of rain, the concerts will take place in a covered area.



All summer long: from June 18th to September 28th, every evening at 8;30 p.m.

Every evening at 8.00 p.m. guided tour of the archeological area of the Teatro di Marcello

ANCIENT ROME AND MUSIC
Musical festival in the Archeological area of the Teatro di Marcello, next to the Capitol Hill
The Teatro di Marcello is located in the heart of Rome, in one of the most fascinating places in the world. The theatre was built by Emperor Augustus in order to honour the memory of his favourite nephew, Marcellus. It is in this context and in the surrounding archeological area that the Musical Festival “Notti Romane al Teatro di Marcello” will take place (via del Teatro di Marcello, 44): from June 18th to September 28th, every evening at 8.30 p.m.



Music will once more be played in the Archeological Area of the Teatro di Marcello, in the area between the imposing structure of the Theatre (that Emperor Augustus dedicated in 13 a.D. to the memory of his beloved nephew Marcellus), the light columns of the Temple of Apollo Sosiano and the grand Portico of Octavia.


The Musical Festival “Notti Romane al Teatro di Marcello” has been very successful in the past few years: it will bring together once more shows, music and ancient latin and greek poetry in an area where, already 20 centuries ago, games, rites and plays were performed.


The Musical Festival is part of the global organization of the Estate Romana (roman summer) and is sponsored not only by the City of Rome, but also by the most important embassies in Rome, various prestigious cultural centres, academies, music schools and conservatoires.The Festival will introduce Italian and foreign artists, with a great variety of repertories.

The Festival takes place in a context where every character of ancient and modern history has left a trace: this makes the atmosphere very special.


There will be many solo players (among them the famous Japanese piano player Hiroshi Takashu, who will play the by now traditional mid-summer concert) and many chamber music groups. There will be piano players, flute, guitar, violin players and along with them opera singers: they will all contribute to the creation of an unforgettable “sound-track” for the duration of the whole summer. The Tempietto will not only organize more than a hundred concerts in one of the most fascinating places on earth, but it will also be proposing poetic and literary debates, historical and archeological presentations and unannounced contemporary music pieces.

These are just some of the participating artists: Akiko Kusano; Michele Pentrella; Alessandra Celletti; Cipriana Smarandescu; Mario Montore; Alessandro Vuono; Maria Luisa Abbattista; Chiara Bertoglio; Luisa Canepa Garibaldi; Daniele Mutino; Sandra Landini; Dario Emanuele Aricò; Daniele Camiz; Davide Borin; Maria Chiara Sottile; Francesco Paolo Borgia; Carmelo Quagliata; Francesco Paolo Borgia; Daniela Frija; Fabio Rosai; Angelo Molinaro; Valeria Finale; Alessandra Celletti; Alessandro Roselletti; San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Choir diretto da Harry Carter; Silvia Cormio; Daniela De Prosperis; Simone Bruschi; Andrea Seminaroti; Ede Ivan; Caterina Arzani; Stefano Bigoni; Claudio Bonechi; Isabella Caruso; Maria Grazia Ciofani; Claudio Alei; Patrizio Felici; Lilli Feminò; Orazio Feminò; Massimo Matulli; Roberto De Romanis; Marco Di Perna; Giovanna Dongu; Paola Dongu; Antonella Lunghi; Elisabetta Pacelli; Laura Morelli; Adonella Gregori; Stefano Macciocu; Paolo Manfredi; Cecilia Pascale; Luca Pieruccioni; Alessandra Pompili; Carmelo Quagliata; Francesco Romano; Luciano Ruotolo; Fabio Rosai; Umberto Santoro; Paolo Scanabissi; Riccardo Scilipoti; Marek Szlezer; Alessandra Tiraterra; Margherita Traversa; Eri Arai; Francesco Bucarello; Sara Matteo; Marina Cesari; Leonora Baldelli; Leonardo Ramadori; Nicola Narduzzi; Cristina Morelli.


The concerts will take place even in case of rain: the beautiful Basilica of San Nicola in Carcere of the X century (Via del Teatro di Marcello, 46) will provide a shelter both for the musicians and the public.


The concerts that take place in the Teatro di Marcello are part of a larger Festival delle Nazioni, that includes also other happenings in the Giardino della Casina delle Civette (Garden of the Owl House) in Villa Torlonia (via Nomentana, 70): the concerts take place every evening until September 28th, at 8.30 p.m.

The season ticket is valid for both locations.



ARCHEOLOGICAL AREA OF The TEATRO DI MARCELLO

Via del Teatro di Marcello, 44 – Rome

Ticket: 15 euro (12;90 concert; 2.10 entrance to the archeological area)

Season ticket (10 concerts of your choice): 52 euro + 2.10 euro each time for the access to the area

Bookings: 06 87 13 15 90; fax 06 233 226 360

Email: tempietto@tiscali.it

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store selling luisa cevese products
CRISTINA BOMBA
VIA DELL'OCA 39 (near Piazza del Popolo)
ROMA 00186 Tel. +39 06 361 2881
ITALY

Luisa Cevese is a collection of products made out of an innovative material which combines textile scraps with latex plastic. Each piece is similar but never the same and unique due to the nature of the production process and the textiles employed.

"I love waste," Luisa Cevese says. The statement might sound strange, but the work of this Milan designer—who used to head a large silk manufacturer's research department—consists of a material she invented and patented: a mixture of textile scraps and polyurethane. "My contact with industrial production made me realize how much is left over," she recalls. "I started thinking about how I could use it for a new project." Taking an approach simultaneously artistic and utilitarian, she launched Luisa Cevese Riedizioni in 1995.

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Cevese and her silky bli- stered accessories and plastic pillows PDF--

Italian Painters

when in rome weblog

At Villa Borghese is Canova's statue of Paolina Bonaparte in the role of "Venere Vincitrice" of the Judgement of Paris

The Judgement of Paris, by Rubens, in the National Gallery, London, with notes on the myth. via plep

Michelangelo's Self Portrait in Last Judgment
From 1534-41 Michelangelo painted "The Last Judgment" on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Just to the lower right of Christ, near His left foot, is Bartholomew holding a streched out human skin to symbolize his martyrdom. Michelangelo painted his own face into this skin--It is well hidden to the casual observer.

Have you ever wondered why Mose is often portrayed with horns on his head?
Moses is depicted with horns due to an error in translating the words in the Bible. The words "rays of light" or however it was specifically written translated into "horns" .
The Church of St Peter in Chains, Rome Michaelangelo's Moses--Moses and Horns--Moses; face shone, horns?--Pictures of Moses with horns--horns on Michaelangelo's famous statue of Moses --The real reason why Moses has horns--progetto mose'--The sign of the betrayed in Michelangelo's Moses mose'--

San Pietro in Vincoli

sigmund Freud& moses--sigmund Freud & moses--sigmund Freud & moses--sigmund Freud & moses--sigmund Freud & moses--sigmund Freud & moses--Freud's Moses --Freud's Moses --Freud's Moses --Freud's Moses

the christian catacombs of rome via plep

teatro Pompeo area

estaurant near campo dei fiori
hostaris costanza
piazza paradiso, 63/64
tel 06 6861717
nei resti del teatro Pompeo.......meat, fish, mushrooms, truffles

another restaurant in the area
Grotte del teatro Pompeo

I resti del teatro di Pompeo

Hotel Teatro Di Pompeo ***
Largo del Pallaro, 8, Rome

Scala Reale September Photos/Teatro di Pompeo.jpg

The semicircular street Via di Grottapinta corresponds the to the auditorium of the first and the greatest stone theatre in ancient Rome, Teatro di Pompeo or Theatre of Pompey, built in 61 and 55 b.C..

Theatrum Pompei

The Theatre of Pompey
Entertainment edifices : the Theatre of Pompey
The Pompey Project

Hotel Smeraldo
2 star hotel near Campo dei Fiori
[ Vicolo dei Chiodaroli, 9 - 00186 Roma Tel. 06 / 6875929 - 6892121 Fax 06 / 68805495 ]
albergosmeraldoroma@tin.it

Anglo-American Book Store
via della vite 27, roma
tel. 06 679 5222

PORTA PORTESE

pORTA pORTESE

The most well-know flea market in Rome is that of Porta Portese held every Sunday morning.

The Porta
Portese Flea Market Each Sunday morning, from six-thirty, there is a famous flea market in the Trastevere area. Arriving there early
is essential for estimators because the best things go in the first hour. Federico Zeri, the major expert on Italian art, is said to have
found some drawings by Raffaello, wrapped up in old canvas, on one of the Porta Portese stalls.

more: Porta Portese--Porta Portese--Porta Portese--Porta Portese--Porta Portese--Porta Portese--Porta Portese--Porta Portese--

flea markets --flea
markets --flea markets --flea markets --flea
markets --flea markets --flea markets --flea markets --flea markets --flea
market--

one person's junk is someone
else's treasure: treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash--treasure or trash

THE PANTHEON
This famous building stands in the business district of Rome--much as it was built some 18 centuries ago. Amazingly, it has withstood the ravages of both the elements and war permitting a firsthand view of a unique product constructed by Roman hands. Now, it is exposed to acid rain and fumes from passing automobiles and overshadowed by buildings of inferior taste; but, with trust in the future, the Pantheon will survive.
The Roman Pantheon: The Triumph of Concrete
via plep

Art Keith Haring
The slopes of the Janiculum hill offer one of the best vistas of the Eternal City and for the next six months there is the added attraction of spotting some of Keith Haring's largest works. Hosted by the American Academy of Rome, these four, brightly coloured metal sculptures certainly brighten up the grounds of the institute. The works - 'Self Portrait', 'Julia' and two untitled pieces - date from the late '80s and bear all the hallmarks of Haring's highly influential graffiti style.

Until 20 June, 11am-1pm, 2-7pm Tue-Fri, 11am-6pm Sat, Sun, Accademia Americana, Via Angelo Masina 5 (39 06 58461). Bus to Piazzale Aurelio.