WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK              25 - 28 November  2010

ICTP CINEFORUM TONIGHT AT 19:30: "Johnny the Traitor", from India, directed by Sriram Raghavan, in Hindi with English subtitles. The film will be projected in the Main Lecture Hall of the Leonardo Building. It is the story of five crooks, a police officer and a bag full of money that goes missing. A Hindi tribute to film noir and the James Hadley Chase stories. Students, visitors and Staff of ICTP, DFT and SISSA are welcome!

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Tartini Music Conservatory Concert on Friday 26 Nov, in collaboration with the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Madrid, the evening is dedicated to "Zarzuela y Canción Espaňola" with Spanish Opera singer Elisa Belmonte accompanied on the piano by Paolo Troian. The Conservatory is situated in via Ghega 12, close to the Central Train Station. The concert is free but you must book your place by calling the Conservatory the day before each concert preferably on Tuesday morning (tel: 040 6724911). Please be there 15 minutes before the show. See: http://www.conservatorio.trieste.it

Wunder Kammer concert on Sat 27 Nov at 20:30 at the Sartorio Museum, "Le Jardin de Julie" (Julie's garden) with Mario Martinoli on clavicymbals. The concert is free and seats will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. The Sartorio museum is worth visiting: It is an ancient 18th century Villa that belonged to a noble family of Genovese origin. The rooms are furnished with antique furniture, decorative objects and paintings. The museum has a number of important art collections such as the Tiepolo Veneziano works. The Sartorio is situated in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII n.1 - take bus 30

"Chansons & Canzoni" on Saturday 27 Nov at 18:30 at the Sala Beethoven in via Coroneo 15 with the Female Vocal Group the Cappella Civica, directed by Maestro Marco Sofianopulo with Corrado Gulin on the piano: medieval and popular songs from the French, Greek and Spanish repertoires. Free entrance.

"I Concerti della Cometa", at the Lutheran Church on Sun 28 Nov at 17:00, "Nova Academia with Marianna Prizzon, soprano, Stefano Casaccia, flute, Alvise Stiffoi violoncello and Luca Ferrini clavicymbals; music by Scarlatti and Pergolesi. See http://www.nova-academia.it. The church is located in Largo Panfili, behind the central post office. Tickets euro 10/head at the Ticket Point in Corso Italia 6/c, tel: 040 3498276.

"Two seasons for Christmas", "La Misa Criolla di Ariel Ramirez", (Creole Mass by Ariel Ramirez) with the Contizanetti Ensemble, Alessandra Franco voice and the Hortus Musicus Choir directed by Vincenzo NInci at the SS. Ermacora e Fortunato Church (Main Church in Roiano), Piazza tra i Rivi on Sunday 28 November at 20:30. Free.

GUIDED TOURS: Last free visits to the Parovel oil pressing mills on Sunday 28 in San Dorligo della Valle (Bagnoli della Rosandra) where you can taste extra virgin olive oils and even for purchase. The tours will be at 11:30, 12:30, 15:00 and 16:00 but it is necessary to book your place by calling 346 7590953. Take bus 40. This is part of the "Osmizza d'Autunno" event which is ongoing until 28 Nov. There you can eat a cold cut platter with different kinds of hams and cheeses for euro 10 (wines are not included in the price), and you can taste the newly produced "novello wine" as well as other well-known Parovel wines.  The "osmizza" will be open this week until Sunday 28 Nov: Mon - Fri 17:00 - 23:00 and Sat - Sun 10:00 - 23:00. http://www.parovelevents.com

ART EXHIBITIONS IN TRIESTE

Solo exhibition by Catalan artist Jordi Alcaraz "La Scomparsa delle Immagini" at the Galleria Torbandena in via Tor Bandena 1. The gallery is located close to the Roman Theatre and the Questura. Ongoing until 31 Dec. See http://www.torbandena.com

Art exhibition on Sat 20 Nov at 18:30, "Serse, Geometriche Dissolvenze”. Venue at the Salone degli Incanti in Riva Nazario Sauro 1, close to Piazza Unita', bus 8.

Roberta di Camerino, Italian fashion designer, at the Revoltella Museum:  "La Revoluzione del Colore" (the revolution of colour), ongoing until 12 December. Opening hours every day 10:00 - 19:00 (closed on Tuesdays). You may also visit this sumptuous, historical dwelling with its original 19th century furniture, art collections and sculptures and the Modern Art Gallery.  The museum is located in via Diaz 27, close to Piazza Venezia, take bus 8. Entrance ticket 6,50.

MISCELLANEOUS

Inauguration of "Lovat Café'' at the Libreria Lovat in viale XX Settembre nr. 20 (3rd floor of OVS store) on Sunday 28 Nov at 11:00. A nice way to spend some time in a bookshop with background music, coffee, snacks and drinks served. The bookshop is open Mon - Sat from 9:00-19:30 (Sundays only from May to Sept). Tel: 040 637399, http://www.librerialovat.com

"Fiera del Disco Usato": Records, CDs and DVDs second hand and collectors' items at the Palasport di Chiarbola in via Visinada nr. 7 on Sun 28 Nov, from 10:00 - 19:00. Bus 8. Check http://www.musicalibera.it.

OUTSIDE TRIESTE

 

Forthcoming: "Didgeridoo Jam Session" on 7 Dec in Aiello del Friuli with the following programme: Opening presentation from 18:00 - 19:00, a dinner buffet at 20:00 and an open stage Jam session with different musicians and groups from 20:30 - 23:30. For more info, call Mari 333 7012277 or Angela on 333 4979214. Check: http://www.fluiditj.com

 

"Munch e Lo Spirito del Nord", Villa Manin in Passariano di Codroipo in the province of Udine. For the first time in Italy, “Munch and the Spirit of the North. Scandinavia in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century” aims to piece together a story that identifies the spirit of the North in painting in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. The exhibition, composed of approximately 120 paintings on loan from Scandinavian museums in particular, but also from several other European and American museums, focuses chiefly on landscapes, although it also features a good number of portraits and figural works. Ongoing until 6 March 2011. Opening times: Mon - Thurs 9:18:00 and Fri, Sat and Sun 9:00 - 19:00. Entrance ticket euro 10. Tel: 0432 906509. 

You can reach Villa Manin by car: Take motorway A24 proceed in the direction of Udine, exit Udine Sud and take SS Pordenone - Venezia, follow direction to  Codroipo until you get to Passariano. By Train from Trieste: to Udine and get off at Codroipo station, take local bus or taxi (3 minutes). There is also an APT Bus from Trieste Central Bus Station nr. 51 that reaches Udine, then take local bus connection to Codroipo - Passariano. http://www.villamanin-eventi.it/eng/

 

 

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