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The Merchant of Venice - Brooklyn Academy of Music - 6-17 Maggio

Posted on May 7th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: NY da Teatro - Theatre NY, NEW YORK.


May 6–9, 12–16 at 7:30pm
 May 10 & 17 at 3pm

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Watermill Theatre (UK) and Propeller production
Directed by Edward Hall
Set design by Michael Pavelka
Lighting design by Ben Ormerod
BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton Street)
www.bam.org

Artist Talk with Propeller
May 7, post-show (free for same-day ticket holders)
BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton Street)

“Edward Hall’s superb, all-male company Propeller proves again the value of a true ensemble and a director who treats Shakespeare’s plays as if they’d just been written.” —The Guardian

Edward Hall and Propeller aim to rediscover Shakespeare by staging his plays with great clarity, speed, and imagination. Their adherence to the original men-only tradition onstage underscores Shakespeare’s intricate tanglings between the sexes and animates the physical life of the production with the poetry of the text.

Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is a work that poses still-incendiary questions about truth, morality, and prejudice. The story revolves around Shylock, an observant Jewish moneylender caught between his faith’s strictures and the demands of Christianity. In this astute production, Hall and the company reveal the play’s underlying absurdities—the virtue in vice and vice in virtue—while delivering an unsparing rendition of the harrowing bargain at its core.

About the artists
Director Edward Hall, a member of a major theatrical family, made his U.S. directorial debut in 2003 with Rose Rage at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre—a production which he and Roger Warren adapted from Henry VI parts I, II, and III. This production subsequently transferred to the Duke Theater in New York, where it received four Jeff Awards including Best Play, Best Director, and Best Ensemble Cast. The original production, for which he received an Olivier Award Nomination for Best Director and the TMA Award for Best Touring Production, opened with Propeller at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, U.K. and subsequently toured to the Haymarket Theatre in London, as well as internationally. He made his New York directorial debut with Propeller at BAM with A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Spring 2004, which was nominated for several Drama Desk Awards. Hall and Propeller returned to BAM in 2005 with The Winter’s Tale as part of the Next Wave Festival and subsequently in spring 2007 with a double-bill of The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night. A former director with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Hall has received a South Bank Show Award for Henry V for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Career highlights include directing Natasha Richardson on Broadway in A Streetcar Named Desire and Kenneth Branagh in an acclaimed National Theatre production of Edmond. He also directed the Olivier Award nominated production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the National Theatre.
The all-male Propeller was formed in 1997 in conjunction with the Watermill Theatre to create an ensemble for Edward Hall’s Henry V and has been praised for its original interpretations of Shakespeare’s works including Henry V, The Comedy of Errors, Rose Rage, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Winter’s Tale. Both Henry V and The Comedy of Errors toured extensively in Europe, South America, and the Far East. Hall and Propeller aim to perform Shakespeare’s plays with a contemporary aesthetic while maintaining emphasis on the spoken word, and to continue developing relationships between performers and audiences. “Working with a minimum of money and fuss, and a maximum of ingenuity and imagination,” says The Daily Telegraph (U.K.), “Propeller has become one of the finest and most distinctive acting ensembles in the country.”

The Watermill Theatre (U.K.), a year-round, regional producing theater created in the mid-60s, is a converted 19th-century mill situated in gardens beside the Lambourn River in the Berkshire countryside. The Watermill Theatre has brought new energy to its historic space, featuring a wide range of productions, youth theater, education, and outreach. A floor plan conducive to the Shakespearean presentation of plays “in the round” and the building’s small size provide the opportunity for theatergoers to receive an intimately authentic theater experience. The theater’s professional reputation for producing quality work attracts high caliber artists and production personnel, which in turn creates opportunities for works to tour throughout the world.

Designer Michael Pavelka is an award-winning international scenographer who has designed over 130 productions worldwide, many of which have been new plays and new musicals.  He is a longstanding collaborator with director Edward Hall and has won Manchester Evening Standard Awards for Hall’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Galileo (for best production and best design, respectively). He was awarded the Barclays Theatre Award for Best Touring Production for his work on Rose Rage in 2002 and his designs for ensemble performance have been developed at major companies including The Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the National Theatre, and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Lighting designer Ben Ormerod has varied and award-winning work that covers theater, dance and opera.  He is hailed as one of the most exciting lighting designers in the U.K. Ormerod has designed for the Bristol Old Vic, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and has worked with Edward Hall on many productions such as Rose Rage, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Winter’s Tale.
Artist Talk with Propeller

On Thursday, May 7, members of Propeller will present an Artist Talk in the Harvey Theater, immediately post-performance.

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“La voce naturale-Giving Voice” by Alessandro Fabrizi - Filmstudio - From May 8th

Posted on May 6th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: Roma da Cinema - Cinema Roma, Roma da teatro - Theater Roma, ROMA.

From May 8th
La Voce Naturale-Giving Voice by Alessandro Fabrizi

Filmstudio
Via degli Orti d’Alibert, 1/c-Roma – Tel. 0645439775

www.myspace.com/givingvoicethemovie

Description: A beautiful documentary by the great director Alessandro Fabrizi, on a workshop by Kristin LInklater, voice and text coach, with 15 actors from different part of the globe. The subject is the Metamorphosis by Ovidio in the English version by Ted Hughes. The location is the island of Stromboli, of the Aeolian Islands. The documentary s funny, intense and compelling. And the black island is always there…

Descrizione: Stromboli, Sicilia. Kristin Linklater, insegnante di voce e text coach, conduce un gruppo internazionale di 15 attori in un percorso di esplorazione delle proprie voci e di alcune storie dalle Metamorfosi di Ovidio nella versione in lingua inglese di Ted Hughes (1997). E´ la prima fase di un processo che porterà alla creazione di uno spettacolo (”Metamorfosi - 7 storie da Ovidio”) da presentare agli abitanti dell’Isola. Stromboli, un vulcano in attività, fa da sfondo e da interlocutore: le voci degli attori e le storie di Ovidio inevitabilmente intrecciano un dialogo con il fuoco, l’acqua, il vento, la sabbia nera, le rocce. Un paesaggio in costante mutamento, nella continua metamorfosi dei suoi elementi. Gli attori e le loro voci cambiano in risposta agli stimoli che provengono dall’isola, dalla tecnica Linklater, dalle immagini contenute nei testi delle 7 storie. Mentre il regista vigila e assorbe, per dare forma intellegibile e comunicativa a quanto viene messo in gioco.  Il tema del film è la metamorfosi; d’altra parte non è proprio in quest’ambito che si muove l’attore, per mestiere? Nella metamorfosi, nella trasformazione… Dalla presentazione de La Voce Naturale

With/Con: Noel Arthur - Adonis
Isabelle Byloos - Procne and Thisbe
Ken Cheeseman - Pandion and Jove
Christian Crahay - Tereus and Cinyras
Luca De Bei - Tiresias
Paula Langton - Juno and a Woman
Kristin Linklater - Myrrha’s Nurse
Manuela Mandracchia - Echo and Philomela
Laura Mazzi - Venus
Gabriele Parrillo - Prometheus
Marco Quaglia - Hippomenes
Alessandro Quattro - Aminia
Maya Sansa - Myrrha
Fabrice Scott - Pyramus
Kate Udall - Atalanta
Valentino Villa - Narcissus

Un documentario di Alessandro Fabrizi
Montaggio di Barbara Galli
Musica di Gianluca Misiti
Fotografia di Roberto De Amicis e Enrico Parenti

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The Big Lebowsky Party - Interactive at Midnight - IFC Center - 8-9 Maggio

Posted on May 5th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: New York da cinema - Cinema New York, NY da divertimento -Fun NY, NEW YORK.

May 8 & 9 - Midnight- Mezzanotte!
THE BIG LEBOWSKI Party
IFC Center
www.ifccenter.com.

Descrizione: Siete fan accanitissimi del Big Lebowsky? Sapete il film a memoria, collezionate reliquie, vi vestite come i protagonisti del film, ne ripetete le gesta? Beh, questo party e’ per voi! Come gia’ succede per altri film-culto, tipo il The Rocky Horror Picture Show, cinema independenti offrono questo tipo di evento a mezzanotte. Ci saranno varie attivita’ prima e durante la proiezione del film e  se tutto va bene, potrete anche essere premiati con lo specialissimo Lebowsky Prize.

Description: The creators of IFC Center’s previous smash midnight hit, The Buffy The Vampire Slayer Sing-Along, return with two new midnight shows in May that bring your favorite cult movies to life!
The Coen Brothers’ 1998 comedy THE BIG LEBOWSKI has inspired countless bowling parties, drinking games, its own fan convention (Lebowskifest) and even a book dedicated purely to its unstoppable cult following (I’m A Lebowski, You’re A Lebowski). In bringing this oddball slacker classic back, we’re not only showing the film—but making it a party! Before the film, join us and test your skill at Nintendo Wii Bowling on the big screen, as well as contests of rug peeing (Yes, rug peeing!), trivia, impressions, and the f-word speed round. Winners get special Lebowski prizes and a chance to show off their bowling shirts to an adoring crowd. From IFC presentation.

IFC Center
323 Avenue of the Americas at West 3rd Street
Box office:  212 924-7771
Tickets: $15 general admission/$12 for IFC Center members

Subways: F,V,B,D,A,C,E W 4th.
Quartiere/Area: Village
Tipo/Type: Sing-along – Cinema interattivo

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“Corpo di Stato” by Marco Baliani - May 7th - Casa Italiana at NYU - New York

Posted on May 4th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: NY da Teatro - Theatre NY, NEW YORK.

May 7, 2009, 6 p.m.
Corpo di Stato
By and With Marco Baliani
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
24 West 12th Street (between 5th and 6th avenue)

www.nyu.edu/pages/casaitaliana/events.html

Descrizione: Un ottimo attore e uno spettacolo forte. Un’occasione unica e rara di vedere un attore di grande calibro recitare a New York. Il monologo parte da uno dei fatti piu’ oscuri o comunque drammatici, fondamentali, indimenticabili dell’Italia degli ultimi decenni per raccontare una generazione che con questi fatti  ha dovuto fare I conti per molto tempo.

Description: Actor, writer and director Marco Baliani will be performing “Corpo di Stato” (Body of State), a show on Aldo Moro’s kidnapping, one of the most tragic events in recent Italian political history. The discovery of the lifeless body of Aldo Moro in the baggage compartment of a red Renault on May 9 1978 brings an end to his 55 days in captivity. Fifty-five days that shocked Italy and opened wounds still unhealed. BODY OF STATE is a historical account and an unsparing, open portrait of the generation that split during the crisis of conscience triggered by the Moro kidnapping, but also the story of one man who discovered his vocation in theatre as he lived through it. In his monologue, Baliani reconstructs the story and ruthlessly interrogates himself about his role in the events, driven by a need to understand and confront the meaning of justice and responsibility. The performance moves between two levels: with the great events of national history as the background, the little histories, as Calvino called them, illuminate history with minute but intense tales of life, memory, and lived experience.

In Italian with English supertitles followed by a Q&A with the Director

Subways: F, V 14 street, N, R, Q, W, 6 Union Square-14 street

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Umbria Jazz - Presentation of the Summer Festival - New York - May 5-8

Posted on May 1st, 2009 by admin.
Categories: New York da sentire - Music New York, NEW YORK.

Umbria Jazz a NY
5-7 Maggio – 6pm
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
686 Park Avenue
www.iicnewyork.esteri.it/IIC_Newyork

Descrizione: Una presentazione della stagione estiva di Umbria Jazz con tanto di magnifici concerti. Il 5 Maggio, Danilo Rea , il 6 Enrico Pieranunzi, il 7 e l’8 Roberta Gambarini. Non crediamo di dover aggiungere altro.

Description: Umbria Jazz, the Internationally recognized jazz festival, flys to NY to present the summer events. To make the occasion sweeter, Umbria Jazz will offer three out-of-this-world concerts. May 5th a solo by pianist Danilo Rea, May 6th another solo by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, and May 7th and 8th a concert by vocalist Roberta Gambarini. No need to say more!

Subways: 6 fermata 68 street

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A ME MI PIACE - Restaurant - Roma

Posted on April 30th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: Roma da mangiare - Eating Roma, ROMA.

A ME MI PIACE
via di Villafranca, 4 - Roma
Tel/Fax: 06.447.00.335
www.amemipiace.info

Description: A new restaurant near the Termini Train Station: modern design, and creative cuisine by the very young and very promising chef Stefano Ruzzoli (we will hear about him!). The menu is not a comprehensive one, but it is put together with great imagination and each plate is created and presented with endless passion. Prices are more than decent: try to believe it! (Donatella Codonesu)

Descrizione: E’ un nuovo ristorante in zona Termini: ambiente moderno, semplice e curato; cucina creativa gestita da un giovanissimo chef molto promettente che risponde al nome di Stefano Ruzzoli (ne sentiremo parlare). Il menù non è particolarmente esteso, ma l’inventiva con cui è costruito e la passione con cui ogni piatto viene preparato e presentato non ha limiti. E i prezzi sono onestissimi. Provare per credere! (Donatella Codonesu)

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Mayfest at Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday on May 2!

Posted on April 29th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: NY da divertimento -Fun NY, NY da Museo - Museum NY, NEW YORK.

Mayfest at Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday on May 2!
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn NY 11238-6052
www.brooklynmuseum.org 

Descrizione: Primo sabato del mese… la festa e’ qui, al Brooklyn Museum. L’entrata e’ gratuita e dalle 5 del pomeriggio avrete modo di partecipare a molti eventi, fra cui dimostrazioni musicali, Film e spettacoli, visite guidate, presentazioni e persino una fest finale in cui si danza nel salone centrale del Museo. Per l’occasione, il Museo offre persino da mangiare e bere. Insomma, una vera e propria festa offerta da un bellissimo Museo e a cui potete portare tutti gli amici che volete! Anzi, piu’ siamo, meglio e’!

Description: The Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturdays event attracts thousands of visitors to free programs of art and entertainment each month. In a month of earth-centered festivals, the Brooklyn Museum celebrates the landscapes in its permanent collections and in the special exhibition Gustave Caillebotte: Impressionist Paintings from Paris to the Sea, with programs inspired by the environment and the radical spirit of the Impressionists. Highlights of this Brooklyn-style Mayfest include interactive Eco-Art demonstrations; a screening of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure; and an African pop dance party with DJ Franco.

MAY 2 SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS

5-7 p.m. Eco-Art Demonstrations:
Visitors are invited to turn their garbage into art and flowers by participating in outdoor demonstrations of recycled art making with RePlayGround and urban composting with Greenbridge. Ride your bike to the event and get a free repair lesson from Time’s Up!

5:30-7:30 p.m. Music:
Blending indie-rock with traditional Latin instrumentation, Pistolera’s sound traverses musical borders with politically conscious, danceable Spanish songs.

5:30-6:30 p.m. Film & Performance:
The Puppeteers’ Cooperative presents a puppet show that combines folk pageantry, parades, and earth-friendly themes. This performance will be preceded by the film El Ultimo (2003, 2 min.), a claymation short by Triqui children about the very last ear of corn. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Hands-On Art:
Participants are invited to draw from a live model and to be inspired by the work of Hernan Bas. Free timed tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

7 p.m. Film & Discussion:
Filmmaker Laura Hanna and activist farmer and director Severine von Tscharner Fleming share a sneak preview of scenes from The Greenhorns, their documentary about the young American farmer movement, and discuss the art of farming from a woman’s perspective. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

7 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk:
Student Guides give a conversational gallery talk on Gustave Caillebotte.

7 p.m. Film:
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (Tim Burton, 1985, 90 min., PG), the classic love story of a man and his bike. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

8 p.m. Artist Talk: Valerie Hegarty
Valerie Hegarty, a Brooklyn-based artist featured in the exhibition 21: Selections of Contemporary Art from the Brooklyn Museum, discusses her work. Sign Language-interpreted. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.

9 p.m. Target First Saturdays Book Club:
Join local food advocate, teacher, and author Leda Meredith in a discussion about Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food.

9-11 p.m. Dance Party:
DJ Franco shares his rare vinyl collection and spins vintage West African disco and highlife.

Throughout the evening, a cash bar will offer beer and wine, and the Museum Café will serve a wide variety of sandwiches, salads, and beverages. The Museum Shop will remain open until 11 p.m.

Some Target First Saturday programs have limited space and must be ticketed; lines for free tickets often form 30 minutes in advance. Members may pick up tickets from the Membership Desk beginning at 2 p.m. while supplies last. Programs are subject to change without notice. Museum galleries are open until 11 p.m. Parking is a flat rate of $4 from 5 to 11 p.m.

For more information, visit Museum galleries are open until 11 p.m.

Quartiere/Area: Park Slope
Titolo della Mostra/Exhibition Title: Target First Saturday
Da-a/From-to: Ogni primo sabato del mese
Orari/Hours: 5-11 pm
Subways: 2, 3 to Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum

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Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York

Posted on April 28th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: NY da Museo - Museum NY, NEW YORK.

Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom
28 Aprile– 25 Ottobre 2009
The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Descrizione: Al Metropolitan Museum, sulla terrazza al quinto piano, dal 28 aprile al 25 ottobre (tempo permettendo) troverete un’istallazione che è un po’ foresta, un po’ crisi epilettica. Se non siete mai saliti sulla terrazza del museo, bisogna assolutamente farlo ora: tra i tubi contorti e scintillanti al sole, si scorgono viste impareggiabili dello skyline newyorkese. (Marta Mondelli)

La terrazza del Metropolitan e’ aperta dalle 10 fino all’orario di chiusura del Museo. E’ possibile bere e mangiare sandwiches.

Description: At the Metropolitan Museum, on the terrace at the fifth floor, from April 28th to October 25th (weather permitting) you will find an art installation that is forest and an epileptic seizure. If you never climbed on the museum’s terrace, you should definitely do it now: among the swirling and shiny pipeline, you’ll catch a breathtaking glimpse of the New York skyline. (Marta Mondelli)

From Metropolitan Museum web-site: American artist Roxy Paine (b. 1966) has created a 130-foot-long by 45-foot-wide stainless-steel sculpture, especially for the Museum’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. Giving viewers the sense of being immersed in the midst of a cataclysmic force of nature, Maelstrom (2009) is Paine’s largest and most ambitious work to date. The latest in a diverse body of work, this sculpture is one of the artist’s Dendroids based on systems such as vascular networks, tree roots, industrial piping, and fungal mycelia. Set against Central Park and its architectural backdrop, the installation explores the interplay between the natural world and the built environment amid nature’s inherently chaotic processes.

Beverage and sandwich service will be available from 10:00 a.m. until closing, including Friday and Saturday evenings.

Indirizzo/Address:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Avenue – New York

Web-Site: www.metmuseum.org

Subways: 6 fermata 77th street, 6,4,5 fermata 86th

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God of Carnage - Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre - Broadway - New York

Posted on April 24th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: NY da Teatro - Theatre NY, NEW YORK.

Fino al 19 Luglio
God of Carnage
Bernard Jacobs Theatre
242 W 45th St, New York
Tickets: Telecharge.com or 212.239.6200
Web-Site: www.godofcarnage.com

Descrizione: E’ uno degli spettacoli del momento, portato in scena in Italia col titolo di Il dio della carneficina e interpretato da Alessio Boni, Micaela Cescon, Anna Bonaiuto, Silvio Orlando. Ne parliamo perche’ e’ sulla bocca di tutti, i suoi interpreti sono famosi e bravissimi e se volete vedere qualcosa davvero attuale a NY, questo e’ uno degli eventi dell’anno.

Description: Two ostensibly civilized married couples meet up to sort out a playground fight. The son of one couple (Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis) has broken two of the teeth of the son of another (James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden). At first diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses and the rum flows, huge tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving more than just their liberal principles in tatters. From the play’s web-site.

With/Con: James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis
Scritto da/Written by Yasmina Reza
Regia/Directed by Matthew Warchus

Subways: Tutte le metro che fermano alla 42ma strada

Quartiere/Area: Theater District-Time Square
Tipo/Type: Comedy

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Giotto in mostra a Roma: Giotto e il Trecento al Complesso del Vittoriano

Posted on April 23rd, 2009 by admin.
Categories: Roma da Museo - Museum Roma, ROMA.

Fino al/Until June 28 2009
Giotto e il Trecento “Il più sovrano maestro stato in dipintura…”
Complesso del Vittoriano
Web-Site: www.comunicareorganizzando.it

Descrizione: La mostra presenta una ricostruzione analitica della situazione artistica italiana tra l’ultimo decennio del XIII secolo e la prima metà del XIV secolo, seguendo il tracciato degli spostamenti di Giotto nella Penisola e analizzando le sue innovative soluzioni figurative. La novità e l’originalità della mostra consistono nel fatto che per la prima volta si documenta con ampiezza inedita e con opere di altissima qualità lo snodo cruciale dell’arte trecentesca, includendo gran parte del territorio italiano e presentando una panoramica mai tentata in precedenza di tutte le declinazioni stilistiche e formali della lezione giottesca. Il nucleo originale della mostra è anche la ricostruzione dei percorsi giotteschi e della svolta impressa dalle sue opere alle tradizioni e alle scuole pittoriche dei luoghi dove egli lasciò le proprie opere; opere, in qualche caso completamente scomparse, ma idealmente ricostruibili attraverso le fonti scritte, e, soprattutto, grazie agli echi che se ne riscontrano nella pittura dei maestri locali. Dal sito della mostra.

Description: An exhibition on the works of Giotto begins at the Vittoriano (Piazza Venezia) from 6 March. The vast collection is the first important event dedicated to the artist and symbol of the end of the Middle Ages for 70 years. The 150 priceless works gathered from all over Italy are testament to the great influence the Florentine had over his contemporaries and successors. Works are not only limited to paintings as significant space has been made available for his creations in gold, manuscripts and sculpture. From the City of Rome’s web-site.

Orari/Hours: Mon - Thurs 9:30 – 7:30, Fri and Sat 9:30 – 11:30, Sun 9:30 – 8:30

Complesso del Vittoriano
Via Di San Pietro In Carcere (Fori Imperiali)
Tel. +39-066780363

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