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Losing Sleep in Venice

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

A lot of people lost a lot of sleep over this show! My friend Adriano sent me a link to a recent RAI tv film about Venice. Although it’s all in Italian, even if you don’t speak that language, you … Continue reading →

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Hide and Seek

Posted on May 28, 2017 by

Ancient kitchens in the Ospedaletto? A farmer’s market at the women’s prison? A late night library? These are some of the intriguing places included in a recent article in Italy Magazine, which I thought I’d share with you today: “The … Continue reading →

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Quattro Minuti con Casanova: The Ridotto

Posted on April 29, 2017 by

It’s been a while since I shared a Quattro Minuti video with you. I know, some of you have already binged watched all of them on YouTube. But I’m guessing some of you wait feverishly for me to dole out … Continue reading →

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Quattro Minuti con Casanova: The Casino

Posted on September 15, 2016 by

Americans think of a casino as a place to go gambling. During Casanova’s 18th century, a casino was a small casa, the sort of pleasure apartment that they brought their friends or lover to. Wealthy nobles often had casini where … Continue reading →

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Casanova Credits

Posted on October 20, 2015 by

Tonight in France on France 2 aired a new documentary on Casanova, created by Jean-Edouard Choppin. Here is a link to the announcement and previews: http://www.france2.fr/emissions/secrets-d-histoire It’s part of a series called Secrets d’Histoire. Jean-Edouard Choppin contacted me a year … Continue reading →

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Is My Passion Misguided?

Posted on May 18, 2015 by

“This is a city of mazes. You may set off from the same place to the same place every day and never go by the same route” (p. 49). That’s from The Passion by Jeanette Winterson, a novel set partly in … Continue reading →

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Quattro Minuti con Casanova: Teatro Malibran

Posted on December 31, 2014 by

Are you addicted to Casanova like I am? Do you need a hit? Here’s your latest edition of Quatto Minuti con Casanova! Check out one of the theaters where the C Man hung out with the actors. He even rented … Continue reading →

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