by Penny | 15 Jul, 2013 | Music, News, Opera
Opera and more at St Mark’s Church One of my favourite things to do in the evening in Florence is to take visiting friends to the little opera production in St Mark’s Church, and this week I have been fortunate enough to go twice, to two completely...
by Penny | 28 Jun, 2013 | Comedy, Music, News, theatre, UK Activity
A Comedy of Errors in Albert Square Gardens I really should know better than to return to England during Wimbledon – two weeks famous for the spreading of tarpaulin covers over wet grass – or worse before Glastonbury weekend – even more famous for...
by Penny | 27 Jun, 2013 | Books, Exhibitions, Festival of San Giovanni, Music, Religious History, Renaissance Art
Fond Farewell to Robin Walker and San Giovanni Battista combined in a concert. A Voice in the Wilderness – a special concert for organ held at the Badia Fiorentina on 25th June formed the final part of the 2013 Festa della Cultura di San Giovanni Battista....
by Penny | 25 Jun, 2013 | Exhibitions, Festival of San Giovanni, Modern Art, Music, Opera, Religious History
Concerto with Modo Antiquo at the British Institute in Florence – in modo medievale Federico Maria Sardelli is an Italian conductor, Historicist composer, musicologist andflautist. He and his wife, Bettina Hoffmann form the heart of the Baroque ensemble Modo...
by Penny | 9 May, 2013 | Architecture, Dancing, Exhibitions, Festival of San Giovanni, Music, News, Opera, theatre
Patronage and New Models for the Performing Arts in the Third Millennium 6-9 May Florence held this International Symposium as part of the 2013 Festival of Europe – A diverse group of expert speakers gave papers illustrating both the methods – and the...
by Penny | 26 Sep, 2012 | Fresco painting, Music, Religious History, Renaissance Art, Social History
Mass at The Florentine Badia can be one of the most moving and wonderful experiences in Florence – but it is not all about the music – there is art in the old church too The Apparition of the Virgin by Filippino Lippi is one of his most admired works....
