From Saturday 18th at Fiera di Roma

“Big Blue”: a passionfor the oceanThis wide-ranging exhibition

of marine act ivi t ies isattended by thousands of sealovers every year. From shi-pyards to food specialties, fromleisure and technical clothingto seafarers’ equipment andaccessories, from underwaterphotography to the most upda-ted technological instruments,Big Blue is an important show-case for marine professionals

and amateurs. Thanks to its co-operat ion with the majorAssociations and Federationsoperating in the sector, Big Bluconfirms its role as a meetingpoint between the market andthe various institutions invol-ved in the regulation and secu-rity protection of marine activi-ties. The 2012 edition of theevent highlights what’s new intraditional sectors such as sai-ling and motor boats, servicesand accessories, engines, Ribsand inflatables, but also hasspace for themes like watersports and eco-friendly pro-ducts as well as a Sea HeritageExhibition. From 18th to 26thFebruary at Fiera di Roma. Infowww.big-blu.it

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Maurizio Pollini for Chopin and LisztThe world-renown and revered pianist, Maurizio Pollini, is at Santa

Cecilia with a solo recital in which he returns to, what some mightargue, he does best: playing Chopin and Liszt. On the programme aretwo of Chopin’s nocturnes and Liszt’s Sonata in B minor, plus muchmore. Born in 1942, Pollini’s career took of when he was awarded the

first prize at the International ChopinCompetition in Warsaw in 1960. Hehas since become one of the mostadmired and respected pianists of ourtime and has appeared all over theworld with leading orchestras andconductors and as a recitalist. Pollinihas made appearances as a conductor,but he is foremost a master of the key-board. He has won deserved recogni-tion for making his phenomenaltechnical resources a means of explo-ring a vast repertoire, ranging fromBach to the avant-garde. Recital onWednesday 22nd at Parco dellaMusica. Info tel. 068082058,www.santacecilia.it

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Madama Butterfly, a “Japanese tragedy”Acclaimed stage director Giorgio

Ferrara in collaboration withPalermo’s Teatro Massimo, brings abeautiful new staging of MadamaButterfly to Rome. The story of aJapanese geisha’s love for an Americannaval officer moved Puccini to composemusic of rare and sensual beauty, andalso of heartrending power, as the heroi-ne’s tragedy moves towards its devasta-ting conclusion. Pinchas Steinberg con-ducts this ravishing score, which featu-res such wonderfully lyrical passages asCio-Cio-San’s first entrance, her seduc-tion by Pinkerton, the famous‘Humming Chorus’ and of course Cio-Cio-San’s aria ‘Un bel dì vedremo’. Starsoprano Daniela Dessì (alternating withElena Popovskaya) sings the role of the ill-fated Cio-Cio-San (Butterfly).Alexey Dolgov makes a dashing Pinkerton – the character whose thou-ghtless toying with love is the catalyst for this tragic tale. From 21st to28th February at Teatro dell’Opera. Info www.operaroma.it

OPERA From Tuesday 21st at Teatro dell’Opera

Wednesday 22nd at Parco della Musica

Daniela Dessì

Maurizio Pollini

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Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu play music from “Chiaroscuro”,their acclaimed release on the ECM label. This concert is a

rare opportunity to hear a duo combining guitar and trumpetalone, a lyrical collaboration made special in the hands of twomaster musicians. Towner is an iconic guitarist, hugely admiredby fellow guitarists and known for his legendary group Oregon,which has been in existence for 40 years. Sardinian born Fresu isone of Italy’s leading trumpet/flugelhorn players, receiving numerous prestigious awards andoften noted for his Miles Davis-like sound. Concert on Thursday 16th at Parco della Musica, tel.0680241281, www.auditorium.com

JAZZFresu-Towner: the art of interplay

Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu

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EXHIBITIONSMASTERPIECES FROM THEGUGGENHEIM. GREATART COLLECTION FROMRENOIR TO WARHOL.Hosted by Rome’s Palazzodelle Esposizioni, the Guggen-heim Foundation is showing aselection of its masterpiecesfrom New York and Venice.Guggenheim curator, LaurenHinkson, has chosen the pain-tings and sculptures on di-splay according to a diachro-nic and sequential criterion,dividing the works into diffe-rent sections: “Abstract Ex-pressionism”, “Pop Art”, Mini-malism. Post-Minimalism,Conceptual Ar t”, “Photojour-nalism”. Palazzo delle Esposi-zioni, Via Nazionale 194. Boo-king and info tel.0639967500. From 10am to8pm. Friday and Saturday

10am to 10.30pm. Sunday10am to 8pm. Monday clo-sed. Tickets 12,50 euros.Open until 6th May.THE LAST CARAVAN“The last caravan” is the titleof a photographic and audio-visual exhibition by the Tur-kish photographer Arif Asciwho retraced the ancient com-mercial route from Xian toIstanbul with a caravan ofeight people and ten camels.Asci describes the 18-monthlong, 12.000 km journeyacross Kyrgysztan, Turkmeni-stan and Iran as a tribute tothe courage of caravaners oftimes gone by: “those silenthistorians with no name whowrote the history of humanityfor over 2000 years”. From15th February to 11th Marchat the Museo dei Fori Imperia-li nei Mercati di Traiano. Infotel. 060608.

DAMIEN HIRSTTwo separate exhibitions inRome celebrate the work ofcutting edge contemporary ar-tist Damien Hirst. The first (atGagosian Gallery, Via F. Crispi16), is part of a larger exhibitionconceived to take place simul-taneously in each of GagosianGaller y’s eleven locationsacross the world. It featuresHirst’s spot paintings whichare considered to be amongthe most distinctive in contem-porary art. The second exhibi-tion (at Fondazione PastificioCerere, Via degli Ausoni 7) isentitled “Postcard from… Da-mien Hirst” and features “Nu-cleohistone” a poster by Hirstinstalled in the Fondazione’scourtyard. For info www.gago-

Misfits

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The theme of the evening is“Horror Carnival Party” and

it stars the American rock bandMisfits, who are recognized asthe progenitors of the horrorpunk subgenre. Founded in1977 by singer and songwriterGlenn Danzig, the band blendspunk rock and other musicalinfluences with horror film the-mes and imagery. The currentlineup featuring bassist JerryOnly, guitarist Dez Cadena, anddrummer Eric "Chupacabra"Arce released a new albumtitled “The Devil’s Rain” lastOctober. Concert on Thursday16th at Orion Live Club. Infowww.orionliveclub.com

Gavin DegrawThe American singer-son-

gwriter Gavin Degraw,who shot to fame in 2003with the award-winningalbum “Chariot”, has relea-sed his fourth album of soul-ful, melodic pop. Degrawexplains that in “Sweeter”he has expanded and experi-mented with his sound, andthis time around has deci-ded to change it by workingwith co-writers Ryan Tedderand Andrew Frampton. Con-cert on Sunday 19th atOrion Live Club, Viale Ken-nedy 52, Ciampino. Tel .0654220870, www.orionlive-club.comThe Misfits

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sian.com and www.pastificio-cerere.it. Until March 10th.GUERCINO 1591-1666.MASTERPIECES FROMCENTO AND FROM ROMEOn display a selection of pre-cious works highlighting themilestones of the life and ca-reer of Francesco Barbieri,known as “Guercino”, born inthe city of Cento and one ofthe most significant protago-nists of 17th century Italianart. Until 29th April at PalazzoBarberini. Open from 9am to7pm. Closed on Mondays. Infoand booking tel. 0632810,www.mostraguercino.itARTE POVERARome's Gallery of Modern Artparticipates in a major multi-venue exhibition that involvesseveral Italian museums cele-brating Arte Povera: a contem-porary visual arts movement

which made a major contributionto the world of art. Until 4thMarch at Galleria Nazionaled'Arte Moderna, Viale delle Bel-le Arti 131, tel. 0632298221.8.30am to 7.30pm. Mondaysclosed.I BORGHESE E L’ANTICOT anks to an exceptional colla-borative effort of the Louvre,the Borghese Gallery presentsthe exhibition “I Borghese el’Antico” which gathers 60 ma-sterpieces currently belongingto the Paris Museum. The worksin question were collected bythe Borghese family and espe-cially by Cardinal Scipione Bor-ghese from the 17th centuryon, and although most of theprecious collection remains in-tact and on display in Rome, asignificant sale of classicalsculpture was made under du-ress to the Louvre in 1807.

Until April 2012 at the BorgheseGallery, Piazzale Scipione Bor-ghese 5. Booking is necessarytel. 0632810, www.ticketeria.itHENRI CARTIER-BRESSONForty-four black and white pho-tographs, each of them ac-companied by a comment bya famous poet, intellectual orwriter that knew him, make upthe exhibit that has also pro-duced a volume that well re-presents Car tier-Bresson’sbelief that Show More ShowLess “Il n’y a rien dans cemonde qui n’ait un momentdecisif”(There is nothing inthis world that does not havea decisive moment). Until 6thMay at Palazzo Incontro, Viadei Prefetti 22, tel. 0632810.Monday closed.

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Iron Butterfly is an American psychedelic band, best known forits 1968 hit “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”, an album that quite possibly,

spawns the entire metal genre. The band itself is described as theclear inventor of Acid Rock, one of the most original bands toappear out of the then-fading hippie culture. Its heyday was thelate 1960s, but Iron Butterfly has been reincarnated several timeswith various members. The current formation features Ron Bushyon drums, Lee Dorman vocals and bass guitar, Martin Gerschwitzkeyboards, violin and vocals, Charlie Marinkovich guitar andvocals. Concert on Thursday 16th at Jailbreak Live Club, Via Tibur-tina 870, tel. 0640801376.

ROCKIron Butterfly “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”

Iron Butterfly

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St. Vincent

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Rising indie star Annie Clark,known otherwise as St. Vin-

cent, is receiving critical andpublic praise for her thirdalbum titled “Strange Mercy”.An artist of multiple talents,she has proved to be animpressive musician capable ofcharismatic performances. In“Strange Mercy” she engagesthe darkness (rather than justacknowledging it) and thisadds flesh-and-blood humanityto an artist whose excellentoutput has sometimes beentainted by cool distance. Con-cert on Wednesday 22nd at theLanificio, Via di Pietralata 159a,tel. 0641780081.

The ChapBritish underground elec-

tro-rock band The Chapwas formed in London in2002. Considered one of themost exciting live bands incirculation, The Chap recor-ded their fourth album,“Well Done Europe”, descri-bed as a sleek, electronicallyinclined set of songs thatwas released in mid-2010.The confidently named col-lection “We Are the Best”arrived late in 2011. Concerton Friday 17th at the CoffeePot, Via della Lega Lombar-da 52, tel . 3339631319,www.facebook.com/coffee-potromSt. Vincent

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