This year’s edition of the Sanremo song contest is to pay homage to the late Italian singer-songwriters Mango and Pino Daniele, festival florentine presenter Carlo Conti said.
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#Pitti87: the best events around Florence
Here are just some of the many events taking place during Pitti Uomo 87 at the Fortezza and around town.
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Tweet the Opera with the #neverlandOF Project
From the union of the Opera di Firenze, OperaVoice and Twitter, the #neverlandOF project was born, an actual virtual space provided with a wi-fi network and 10 seats reserved for those bloggers who, for every opera or ballet premiere, will compete by twitting thoughts and pictures during the show.
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Walking with the procession of the Magi
To celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany on Sunday 6 January, the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore will be organising a historical recreation of the Procession of the Magi.
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Mario Biondi at the New Year’s Eve Concert
The special event for 2015 New Year’s Eve be the concert of Mario Biondi at the Cascine Park in Florence, Italy.
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Santa Claus’ Village and the Magic of Christmas
The Christmas village, open until January 6, 2015, is located in piazza Annigoni, close to the Sant’Ambrogio market in Florence.
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Terre Fiorenti, wine and handicraft in Florence
Quality food, oil, wine and artistic handicraft will be together in a historic place in the centre of Florence.
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RoboCop endorses #CrazyforPazzi (VIDEO)
American actor, director and art historian Dr. Peter Weller endorses the #CrazyforPazzi international crowdfunding campaign for the restoration of the Pazzi Chapel loggia.
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Bursting into song in the Pazzi Chapel (VIDEO)
On Thursday, December 4 at 4pm, Canadian-Italian mezzosoprano Diana Di Mauro burst into song in the Pazzi Chapel in the complex of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy. Inspired by the space, Di Mauro sang five operatic pieces and a Christmas carol.
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Picasso and Spanish Modernity ’till January 25
A major new event devoted to one of 20th century painting’s greatest masters, Pablo Picasso is open in Florence until January 25, 2015. An extraordinary exhibition of works from the collection of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid.
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