Indian culture meets Roman history at the Embassy of India’s Rhythm of India Festival in Italy. World renowned Kathak Maestro Shovana Narayan and her troupe performed under the stars at the historic Basilica San Pietro in Vicolo on August 6. The basilica – home to Michelangelo’s masterpiece the statue of Moses – served as a…
Valentino Presents La Traviata at Rome’s Opera House
The Valentino Foundation presents Verdi’s La Traviata at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma through June 30. It was a work night, and our busy season too, but I have the best co-workers who had a too tempting to resist extra ticket. This latest production of a classic opera is getting a lot of buzz for the fashion powerhouse’s…
Rome Museum Night: Concert at Trajan’s Market
Once a year in May, museums in Rome are open to the public from 8 pm to 2 am for Notte dei Musei (Museum Night) for a symbolic one Euro entrance fee. The concept started in reunified Germany in the late 90s and was popularized in Paris with the free Nuit Blanche (white night) events…