The eighth edition of the International Festival of Contem
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Until the 15th of July Palazzo Grassi is hosting "Madame Fischer", the personal exhibition of Urs Fischer created with Caroline Bourgeois expressly for these spaces, with works produced by the swiss artist from the 90's until today.
After last year’s success, between 11-29 Mai at the Fenice Theatre returns on stage ‘La Bohème’ by Giacomo Puccini, lyric scenes in four acts based on the Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica’s libretto inspired by Henri Murger’s novel ‘Scènes de la vie de bohème’.
‘La Bohème’ is one of the most famous Italian operas ever and despite the fact that its setting is in Paris, it represents an important trend of the Italian post-unification culture.
It is directed by Francesco Micheli, the conductor is Daniele Callegari, the scenes are by Edoardo Sanchi and the costumes by Silvia Aymonino.
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Since year
1000, in Venice, the Ascension Day is Festa della Sensa; a special date when
the city celebrates its relation with the lagoon and whose climax is the sea
wedding, the ritual in which the doge, throwing away a ring in the sea from
Bucintoro, was renewing the eternal relationship between The Serenissima and
the sea.
Even today
the Festa della Sensa this tie, with an aqueous procession and a 4-oars gondols
regatta, with the ring -throwing ritual and with two days of concerts and local
street markets.
Venice show up her nautical vocation and will host the most important sailing challenge of the World: the America’s Cup!
