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...Di Filippo orchestrates the escalating ramifications beautifully....
...Perhaps inevitably, most of the other singers — Stanislas de Barbeyrac’s cocky Jason, Nahuel Di Pierro’s authoritative Créon, the Corinthian king, and Martina Russomanno’s long-suffering Dircé, Créon’s daughter...
...He appears to have maintained high musical standards so far, with the starriest casting this year reserved for Adelaide di Borgogna, another forgotten work....
...This year’s line-up includes James Blake, Cat Power, Simple Minds, Queens of the Stone Age, Air, Take That and The National....
...The psychologist and philosopher William James argued that “the deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated”....
...The first mystery to be confronted on picking up Holmes, Margaret and Poe (Century £20) by James Patterson and Brian Sitts is: why not “Holmes, Marple and Dupin”?...
...For the almost 8km option, from the Duomo turn left into Via Torino, pass by the Colonne di San Lorenzo, with its 16 Roman columns, and keep going towards the Arco di Porta Ticinese, another historic landmark...
...Old-fashioned starry casting remains the best way to ensure box-office success in Milan, and Juan Diego Flórez and Lisette Oropesa have done the trick for La Scala’s new production of Lucia di Lammermoor...
...For 400 years, the Durazzo family has owned Castello di Gabiano here, perched on 260 hectares above the Po river, near Casale Monferrato....
...Far from looking out on rolling fields, 2 Via del Vantaggio is now in the heart of the city, a stone’s throw from Piazza del Popolo and a short walk from Piazza di Spagna....
...Another is Castello di Fonterutoli, in the heart of Chianti, which was founded by the Mazzei family in 1435....
...What else is the making of a James Bond film?...
...Marina Viotti’s full-voiced Niklausse was counterposed by Francesca Di Sauro’s lithe and seductive Giulietta, the courtesan. The excellent chorus of boozy students raised the roof....
...Real-life tragedy eclipsed the opening night of the season at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, which was scheduled for last Saturday....
...The torta di mandorle (almond cake) makes a perfect sweet finish to the meal. Downstairs, it’s a more formal affair: it’s tasting-menu only and you’ll need a reservation....
...Now they are subcontracted to private companies, and divided into “centri di prima accoglienza” (centres for first reception) and “centri di permanenza per il rimpatrio” (centres for residence before repatriation...
...It began in 1989 with a production of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia which featured leading lights including Fedora Barbieri....
...‘Dior habille les nuits’ (Dior Dresses the Night), Palais des Congrès Giorgio Mancini’s Nuit Dansée and Angelin Prejlocaj’s Nuit Romaine will be danced by the Dior-clad ballet of the Teatro dell’Opera di...
...The second of the Palio di Siena horse races is held in Siena, Italy. The race usually lasts for less than 90 seconds, but is famously brutal with horses frequently injured....
...Italian officials told representatives of UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, Monte dei Paschi di Siena and Banca Popolare di Milano at a meeting this week that they would seek assurances from US authorities that...
...James Di Filippo, a senior policy analyst at think-tank Atlas Public Policy, said the trend towards electric SUVs is driven by a combination of consumer interest, wider profit margins, and favourable policy...
...He enlisted James Thurstan Waterworth, formerly the European design director for Soho House, to see to its interiors....
...Website; Directions Bocca di Lupo 12 Archer Street, London W1D 7BB As far as Soho institutions go, Bocca di Lupo offers something for everyone....
...Additional reporting by James Shotter in Jerusalem...
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