Stefi Orazi | Edinburgh International Book Festival
Miles Glendinning, Stefan Muthesius & Stefi Orazi BUILDING SOCIETIES Britain faces a housing crisis: what can the nation’s last major building scheme teach us? Architectural historians Miles Glendinning and Stefan Muthesius analyse the high-rise revolution in Towers for the Welfare State. Stefi Orazi widens the perspective with Modernist Estates — Europe, exploring some of the […]
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Daniela Mari | Edinburgh International Book Festival
Growing old gracefully With an ageing global population, the question of how to live long and well has never been more pertinent. In Borrowed Time, science writer Sue Armstrong harnesses the latest research to ask how and why we age. In Breakfast with the Centenarians, gerontology expert Daniela Mari turns to supercentenarians to learn the […]
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Donatella Di Pietrantonio | Edinburgh International Book Festival
Family born again A teenage girl is suddenly returned to the birth family she has never known in an intense English-language debut from Italian author Donatella Di Pietrantonio. A tale of responsibilities and traumatic rebirth, L’Arminuta (English language title: A Girl Returned) scooped up the coveted Campiello Prize in Italy, marking Di Pietrantonio as a […]
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André Naffis-Sahely | Edinburgh International Book Festival
Out of Exile Join writer, poet and translator André Naffis-Sahely as he discusses the editing of an ambitious, generous and far-reaching project. The Heart of A Stranger is a diverse anthology of poetry, fiction and non-fiction about exile, a truly global treasury, featuring more than a hundred contributors across six continents. With readings from David […]
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The First Arlecchino, a European Superstar
Maggie Rose in conversation with Vanni Carpenedo and Betty Andriolo Playwright and theatre historian Maggie Rose will tell the story of the work and travels of Tristano Martinelli, the first Arlecchino. A contemporary of Shakespeare, this talented actor-author from Mantua gained star status throughout Europe. Vanni Carpenedo’s Arlecchino is living proof that Arlecchino’s […]
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Europa Galante & Fabio Biondi | Edinburgh International Festival
Europa GalanteFabio Biondi Director / Violin Mozart & Monza Milanese Quartets The Italian period instrument Baroque orchestra journey through four of Mozart’s youthful string quartets and forgotten gems by Italian composer Carlo Monza. Sizzling energy; blazing vitality. Italian period instrument group Europa Galante and founding director Fabio Biondi match taut, thrillingly virtuosic playing with sheer […]
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Sir Antonio Pappano | Edinburgh International Festival
National Youth Orchestra of the USASir Antonio Pappano Conductor Joyce DiDonato Mezzo soprano Berlioz Les nuits d’étéProkofiev Symphony No 5 Flamboyant, captivating, constantly surprising: Kansas-born mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato is one of today’s classical music giants, with a personality as vibrant and joyful as her breathtaking voice. She joins the Carnegie Hall-based National Youth […]
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Me and the Mask – Commedia dell’Arte
A fun opportunity to play in a group and learn how to move and creatively transform yourself into a character of Commedia dell’Arte. You will discover that a mask is intensely alive and creates an unbelievable energy! Vanni Carpenedo will perform the characters of Arlecchino, Pantalone, the Captain, the Doctor, the Zanni and will tell […]
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Beatrice Rana | Edinburgh International Festival
Steven Osborne has agreed to step in at extremely short notice to take the place of Beatrice Rana who had to withdraw due to illness. Chopin Études Op.25Ravel MiroirsStravinsky Three Movements from Petrushka Winner of multiple piano awards, with a dazzling technique and probing, revelatory musicianship, Beatrice Rana is one of the most talked-about young […]
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Elisa @ The Liquid Rooms
Elisa, one of Italy’s finest singers is coming to Edinburgh! An intimate performance where Elisa will delight her audience with some of her Italian and English classics, together with songs from her latest album Diari Aperti/Secret Diaries. Counting collaborations with several international artists such as Ennio Morricone, Jack Savoretti and Andrea Bocelli, Elisa is one […]
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