Art and music - Finestre sull'Arte

Bryan Adams visits Pompeii: "I'm walking through history: wonderful!"

An international music star at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii: over the weekend, Bryan Adams was in fact visiting the Park on the occasion of his concert, which was held last Friday at theAmphitheater of Pompeii. The Canadian rock star arrived i...
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Farewell to Ozzy Osbourne: heavy metal's Prince of Darkness passes away at 76

Legendary singer Ozzy Osbourne, one of the most iconic voices of hard rock and heavy metal and the historic leader of the British band Black Sabbath, passed away today at the age of 76. Breaking the news was the family in a note: "With sadness, more ...
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Poetry, music and dance at Palazzo Venezia: the "Little Poetry Theater" event kicks off

A summer festival to explore contemporary poetry through the interweaving with music and dance. Piccolo Teatro di Poesia, the new cultural project promoted by VIVE (Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia), under the direction of Edith Gabrielli and curated b...
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From the Beatles to Pink Floyd, British art rock told in three exhibitions at the Luigi Rovati Foundation

A three-stage journey to analyze, through visual works and sound documents, the profound relationship between contemporary art and British rock in the 1960s and 1970s. Entitled Echoes. Origins and References of British Art Rock, the exhibition cycle ...
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San Remo remembers Lelio Luttazzi with an exhibition and concert series at Forte Santa Tecla

From June 5 to June 29, 2025, Sanremo 's Forte Santa Tecla will host an extensive tribute to Lelio Luttazzi (Trieste, 1923 - Trieste, 2010), with an exhibition and musical event entirely dedicated to the figure of the artist from Trieste. Promoted by...
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Sebastiano del Piombo, the musician painter of the Renaissance: a monumental book on his career

Eclectic, ambitious, refined: let's talk about Sebastiano Luciani (Venice, 1485 - Rome, 1547), better known as Sebastiano del Piombo, among the most versatile and original artists of 16th-century Venice. And it is Sebastiano's art that is the focus o...
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Demetrio Stratos: the voice that defies the impossible on display in Ravenna

From Dec. 14, 2024 to Jan. 31, 2025, Palazzo Malagola in Ravenna becomes the scene of an unprecedented celebration of the figure and work of Demetrio Stratos (Efstratios Dimitriou; Alexandria, Egypt, 1945 - New York, 1979), pioneer of vocal research ...
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Journey to Vienna among the places of Johann Strauss son, who popularized the waltz

Johann Strauss son is one of the most celebrated figures in the history of Western music and a symbol of Viennese art and culture. Born on October 25, 1825, in Vienna, also known as the "Waltz King," this extraordinary composer was able to transform...
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