WHAT'S
ON THIS WEEK              7
- 10 April 2011

On
the occasion of the "Week for Culture" in Italy (9 - 17 April)
Entrance to the Miramare Castle and its annexes will be freeduring this period!
Opening hours 9:00 - 19:00

Entrance to public museums, monuments, archaeological sites, public
libraries and State archives will be free in Trieste  and all over Italy.

For more on the event in Trieste, see "Guided Tours" and
for more info in general, check: http://www.beniculturali.it

 

CLASSICAL
MUSIC

Miramare Castle Concerts
every Sunday in the Throne Room at 17:00 until 15 May. This Sunday 10 April" Duo Piano Recital with Monica
Secondini and Francesca Pellegrini, music by Mozart, Schumann, Debussy and
Brahms. The concert is organized by the
Associazione Arte & Musica. Ticket entrance to Castle and concert euro
6/pers. No booking is required but you must be there well in advance in order
to find a seat! 

Liszt piano recital with Lajko' Istvan, tonight at the
Ridotto del Verdi at 18:00, on the occasion of the bicentennial anniversary of
Liszt. Check http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com, tel: 800 090373 / 040 6722111

"Sunday Concert In Duino" on Sunday 10 April
at 11:00: A piano recital with 4 hands with Nakanomai and Morito, music by
Mozart, Brahms, Faure' and Ravel.  The concert is organized by the Scuola
Superiore Internazionale di Musica da Camera Trio di Trieste and the UWC. The
concert is held at the Auditorium of the United World College in Duino.  Following the concert an aperitif will
be served. Take airport 51 bus. Info: 040 3739282

Tartini Music Conservatory "Wednesday Night
Concerts", free and open to all prior to booking. Forthcoming concert 13
April "Ecoensemble Trio" (Flute, Oboe and piano), music by Freidlin,
Stockhausen, Harizanos and Dring. Next concert Duo piano concert with music by
Liszt with Lucia Zarcone and Gabriele Mastrogiovanni. The Conservatory is situated in
via Ghega 12, close to the Central Train Station. 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 

GUIDED
TOURS (in Italian)

On
the occasion of "Culture Week": "Itineraio Sveviano" (on the footsteps
of Italo Svevo) on Sat 9 April at 10:00. The tour will start with the visit
to the Museo Sveviano in via Madonna del Mare n. 13 following this, there will
be a walking tour in Trieste up to viale XX settembre where Svevo lived (the
tour ends at 13:00). The guided tour is FREE but Booking is necessary, call:
040 6758 8182/8170 (Mon to Fri 9:00 - 13:00) or send an e-mail to: museosveviano@comune.trieste.it

There
will be a number of free-guided tours in Trieste 

-Sat
9 April at 10:30, "Tergeste Romana" with
archaeologist Beatrice Gobbo, meeting point at the Teatro Romano (Roman theatre,
opposite the Questura)

-Sunday
10 April at 10:00, a visit to the Castelliere of Slivia in the Carso (ancient fortified castle - now mostly in ruins), meeting point in
front of the Church in San Pellagio. 

Guided Tours "Cavour & Trieste" at the
San Giusto Castle on Sat 9 April at 15:00, Sun 10 at 11:00 (next week Sat 16
April at 15:00 and Sun 17 at 11:00, last Sat 23 April at 15:00. Reduced
entrance ticket 3,50. Call for booking: 040 6754480. The exhibition highlights the special relationship Cavour had with
the city of Trieste, his stay in 1836, and the political and economic
importance of the city used as a model for Europe's modernization in the 19th
century. The Castle is located in Piazza della Cattedrale 3, bus 24 from Train Station.
Regular entrance ticket euro 5, ongoing until Jun (opening times 9:00 - 17:00).
Check http://www.triestecultura.it

ART
EXHIBITIONS

 

"Juliet 30
Years", celebrating the 30th anniversary of
Juliet Art Magazine, at the Biblioteca Statale in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII, nr
6. The exhibition is open Mon - Thurs 9:00 - 18:30 and Fri- Sat 9:00 - 13:00,
closed on Sunday. Ongoing until 17 April

 

 "Architettura contemporanea in Finlandia"
(contemporary architecture in Finland): Architectural
projects and design installations of Artek, Martele, Marimekko and Iittala.
Ongoing until 8 May at the Revoltella Museum.

 

On the occasion of the
150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, visit
the exhibition at the Revoltella Museum: "Arte e Nazione. Dagli Induno a
Fattori" (Art and Nation. From the Indunos to Fattori). The collection of works, prints and precious books covering the
social, cultural life and history of the struggle for the unification of Italy
comes from the Museum's own collection and will be exhibited in the historical
apartments of Baron 

Revoltella. It is interesting to note that Trieste was part of the
Austrian Empire and that the Baron had actively sided with the Austrians in the
1859 because of his numerous financial and commercial connections with the
Austrian Empire. The museum is located in via Diaz 27 (take bus 8). Entrance
ticket 6,50. You may also visit the Modern Art Gallery. There is a free-guided
tour every Sunday at 11:00. Visiting time: 10:00 - 18:00 (closed on Tuesdays). 

 

 "Trieste
Liberty. Costruire e abitare l'alba del '900", (Trieste Liberty, urban architecture 1900 - 1914) at the Salone
degli Incanti - ex Pescheria in Riva Sauro 1. Bus 8.This is an exhibition with
beautiful shots of Trieste's buildings, architectural projects and designs
during the Liberty period here, highlighting the works of famous local and
national architects such as Max Fabiani, Josip Costaperaria, Giuseppe
Sommaruga, Giorgio Zaninovich, Romeo Depaoli, Giacomo Zammatio and others.
Entrance ticket euro 3 (free for children and teens up to 14). The exhibition
is open Mon - Sun 10:00 - 20:00 until 19 June.

Solo exhibition
"Colore e Luce" (colour and light), by
Nora Carella who presents a number o beautiful water colours inspired by the
Venetian lagoons and the city of Venice. Venue: Sala Umberto Veruda at Palazzo
Costanzi, Piazza Piccola 2 (close to Piazza Unità). Timing: 10:00 - 13:00/17:00
- 20:00, ongoing until 17 April.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

Rossetti
Café entertainment

"PerBacco Nait"
every Thursday (comedy and music show in Italian) Andro Merku presents and
entertains his audience with different guests. Tonight
at 22:00, Leonardo Zannier from the Bandomat band. Next 14 April: Comedian and
showman Riki Malva and Maxino, 21 April Marcello Crea and 28 April Flavio
Furian.

The Café Rossetti is located in Largo Giorgio Gaber, same building
as the Rossetti Theatre (viale XX Settembre). Tel 040 5700566, for table booking: cell phone 348 7396445 

 

"Papastuff"
every Saturday night until 23
April, live music and entertainment at the San Giusto Castle restaurant and bar
"La Bottega del Vino. Info: http://labottegadelvino.biz

 

Dream
Music Festival at the MOLO IV,
salone Agora' with DJ Alex Neri and Davide Squillace. Entrance ticket euro
18/pers check: http://www.helpiscoming.com

 

"Tergeste
Chorus” on Sun 10 April at 16 at the Lutheran Church in Largo Panfili (close to
the Central post office). Free entrance.

 

Free
film-documentary: On Friday
8April at 18:00 "An Inconvenient Truth" with Al Gore on global
climate warming, directed by Davis Guggenheim at the Associazione
Italo-Americana in via Roma 15. Info: 040 630301. Free entrance for
non-members.

 

Jam sessions organized by the Jazz Club
Thelonious and in collaboration with the Tartini Music conservatory on
different dates at the Bar Knulp in Via Madonna del Mare. Ongoing until 10 May.
Check http://www.thelonious.trieste.it

 

Flea Market in Muggia on Sunday 8 April starting at 8:00 until sunset in Piazza della
Repubblica. The market is organized by the Associazione Culturale "Cose di
Vecchie Case"

Tel: 339 7495333. You may take this opportunity to visit this lovely town
located across the bay and reachable by boat (Delfino Verde) from Molo
Bersaglieri, close to Piazza Unità or by bus 20.

 

For
Children:

The Natural Marine Park of
Miramare organizes guided tours and fun workshops
every Sunday "Appuntamenti in Oasi" at 10:00 for children and at
11:00 for adults and children. Ticket euro 5/pers.   Check programme: http://www.riservamarinamiramare.it.
Tel: 040 224147, ext 3

The Sartorio Museum
organizes every Sunday (from 10 April until 5 June)
art workshops, games, and music appreciation for children aged 7 - 11. Info and
booking at the Segreteria della Casa della Musica tel. 040 307309 - Mon-Fri
15-19/ Mon-Tues-Fri also 10-12.

You may also visit this an ancient
18th century villa and its beautiful rooms with its antique furniture and learn
about the history of Trieste through the lives of the Sartorio family members.
The museum has a number of important art collections such as the Tiepolo
Veneziano works and more recently those of Fittke. For more info call
040 301479. The Sartorio is situated in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII, n.1 - take
bus 30

 

A lovely
article on Trieste was published in the New York Times last month:

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/elegy-on-the-adriatic/?scp=1&sq=travel%20trieste&st=cse

 

 

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