Dec 01, 2023
Week in review
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On Norwegian literature, Italy’s search for museum directors & a second Mona Lisa.
Topic: “Rome”
Nov 30, 2023
Muti-family opera
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On a performance of Don Giovanni conducted by Riccardo Muti, at Palermo’s Teatro Massimo.
Nov 15, 2023
Quo vadis?
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On religion, tradition & civic authority in Italy.
Sep 24, 2021
In San Clemente’s venerable halls
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On the history of the Roman basilica.
Feb 09, 2021
Feeling good
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On a concert from Rome, conducted by Daniele Gatti.
Sep 17, 2020
Palazzo Bonaparte and the Mother of Kings
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On Napoleon’s mother and her life in the Eternal City.
Oct 28, 2019
Written by the losers
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On Josephus’s The Jewish War: A Biography by Martin Goodman.
Books October 2019
Roman thoughts
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Sep 17, 2019
Midnight in Rome
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On Henry James & company in the Eternal City.
Features November 2018
Eternally ours
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On the world’s favorite ruin, occasioned by the publication of The Rome We Have Lost, by John Pemble.