BIOGRAPHIE / HISTOIRE

Evelina Pisani et son empire botanique en Vénétie

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Figure cosmopolite du XIXe siècle, Evelina Pisani transforma la Villa de Vescovana en un paysage expérimental mêlant botanique, esthétique romantique et mémoire orientale. Son œuvre demeure l’un des exemples les plus singuliers d’art paysager en Vénétie.

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CHRONIQUES / SOCIETE

Le P’tit Manu face à l’élite parisienne

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Dans cette satire mordante, le P’tit Manu retrouve le confort parisien après son exil ultramarin, entre institutions stratégiques floues et privilèges bien planifiés. Sa mère, fine navigatrice politique, illustre à merveille les subtilités du modèle social à la française. Une chronique ironique sur l’élite parisienne, ses convictions affichées et son art consommé de la stabilité.

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ART / CULTURE / ITALY

Franco Battiato

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Franco Battiato (1945–2021) was a visionary Italian musician, filmmaker and spiritual seeker who captivated audiences in Italy while remaining largely unknown in the English-speaking world. Following the release of Il Lungo Viaggio and the exhibition Un’altra vita at Rome’s MAXXI, this article explores the life, music and philosophy of an artist who searched for a permanent centre of gravity beyond fame and success.

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LITTERATURE

La Bruyère, ou la comédie humaine éternelle

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Pourquoi La Bruyère nous parle encore : argent, pouvoir, amour et illusions humaines à travers des extraits choisis, dont le célèbre portrait de Giton, présentés par Sylviane Demichel.

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LONDON / THEATRE

Ovo: Cirque du Soleil’s Living, Breathing Micro-World

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Cirque du Soleil returns to the Royal Albert Hall with Ovo, a mesmerising reimagining of its 2009 production. Inspired by the hidden world of insects, the show blends aerial artistry, contortion, and Brazilian-inflected music into a vibrant study of movement, metamorphosis, and life in motion.

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OPERA

Recensione della Fenice

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Una prima esperienza operistica alla Fenice si trasforma in un viaggio emotivo profondo e inatteso. Il Simon Boccanegra di Verdi offre uno spazio raro di abbandono, in cui dolore e gioia possono essere sentiti e condivisi liberamente.

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ITALY / OPERA

Simon Boccanegra at La Fenice – Opera Review

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A first-time opera experience at La Fenice becomes an unexpectedly profound emotional journey. Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, directed with restraint and insight, offers a rare space to release suppressed feeling and reconnect with collective human emotion.

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