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The "Italian
Renaissance Art" Exhibition, which inaugurated the Year of Italy in
The exhibition
has attracted a great number of people, who seized this rare opportunity to be
close to dozens of Renaissance masterpieces by Masaccio,
Leonardo da Vinci and others.
For those who
missed it, feeling regret is yet unnecessary. The exhibition is just one of the
many items in the one-year-long exchanging programme
between
Following Aterballetto's impressive contemporary dance in March, the Katakl Athletic Dance Theatre is ready to stun the audience
with unique sports dances next month. The Ensemble Ballet of Micha van Hoecke will stage their
latest work paying homage to the great opera diva Maria Callas. At the end of
the year, ballet dancers of Teatro alla Scala will tour
People are also
expecting some of the most prestigious orchestras and opera houses from
Maurizio Pollini, renowned pianist and conductor, will give a
recital to interpret both classic and modern avant-garde music. Riccardo Muti is to conduct the China Philharmonic Orchestra.
Proud of the
glorious opera tradition, Italian artists will also entertain the Chinese with
folk songs by Lina Sastri,
and jazz by Roberto Gatto Special Quintet and Rosaria Guiliani
Quartet. Famous Italian singers will collaborate with Chinese counterparts to
give a pop concert.
The theatre
section has teamed up the marionette company, Carlo Colla
and Sons, with a comic version of "Aida," the Giocovita
Theatre with a shadow spectacle of "Firebird," as well as Teatro Del Carretto with
"Snow White." Apart from these adoptions of classic themes, several
representative modern plays are also available.
The upcoming
exhibitions will display abundant artistic productions of
Three Italian
film festivals will take place in
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