WHAT'S UP IN ROME
Rome, the eternal city, one of the most beautiful and ancient cities in the world offers a rich program of exhibitions, concerts, theatre masterpieces and many more. We'll present you some of the events that might interest you during your visit...
EXHIBITIONS
Leonardo da Vinci, il genio e le invenzioni
start: 30/04/2009
finish: 30/04/2010
An interactive exhibition of the machines which could be tested.
- Where: Palazzo della Cancelleria, Piazza della Cancelleria
- Opened: every day 9:30-19:30
- Ticket: adults: €7; under 12 years: €5
Installazione site-specific di Tobias Rehberger
start: 4/10/2009
finish: 10/01/2010
The installation is connecterd with modern architecture of the building and it's visible from the outside of the Museum from the side at Via Masaccio 5. It's one of the events that are announcing the grand opening of the museum planned for April 2010.
- Where: MAXXI-Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo, Via Masaccio 5
- Opened: every day 18:00-24:00
Caravaggio Bacon
start: 1/10/2009
finish: 24/01/2010
The exhibition shows us confrontation between Caravaggio and 400 years distant famous poet Francis Bacon.
- Where: Galleria Borghese, Piazzale del Museo Borghese 5
Michelangelo, architetto a Roma
start: 5/10/2009
finish: 7/02/2010
17 sections and 105 drawings show the artistic path and profile of Michelangelo while he lived in Rome from 1505 to 1516 and from 1534 until his death in 1564.
- Where: Musei Capitolini, Piazza Campidoglio 55
- Opened: Tuesday-Sunday from 9:00 to 20:00
- Ticket: full price €6; reduced price €4
Dada e Surrealismo
start: 9/10/2009
finish: 7/02/2010
A lot of documents, sculptures, paintings and different objects from this artistic segments.
- Where: Complesso del Vittoriano, Via San Pietro in carcere
- Opened: Monday-Thursday from 9:30 to 19:30; Friday and Saturday from 9:30 to 23:30; Sunday from 9:30 to 20:30
- Ticket: full price €10; reduced €7,50
Urs Lüthi Just Another Story About Leaving
start: 17/12/2009
finish: 5/04/2010
An exhibition dedicated to Swiss artist Urs Luthi.
- Where: MACRO-Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma, Via Reggio Emilia 54
- Opened: Tuesday-Sunday from 9:00 to 19:00
- Ticket: full price €4,50; reduced: €3
Genio Futurista
start: 4/12/2009
finish: 31/01/2010
The fondamental work of Giacomo Balla, which was kept in private for over 30 years is now in exhibition for the 100th anniversary of the Futurism.
- Where: Museo dell'Ara Pacis, lungotevere in Augusta (angolo Via Tomacelli)
- Opened: Tuesday-Sunday from 9:00 to 19:00
- Ticket: full price €6,50; reduced €4,50
Roma. Fotografie di Elliott Erwitt
start: 13/11/2009
finish: 31/01/2010
The original work of this great photographer dedicated to the city of Rome. The exhibition covers moments of 50 years of recent history of the city.
- Where: Museo di Roma, Piazza San Pantaleo 10
- Opened: Tuesday-Sunday from 9:00 to 19:00
- Ticket: full price €8; reduced €6
Jan Fabre. Le temps emprunté
start: 28/10/2009
finish: 14/02/2010
The work of Belgian artist, her spectacles and theatrical pieces captured by cameras of some famous photographers like Carl De Keyzer, Robert Mapplethorpe, Jorge Molder, Helmut Newton.
- Where: Museo Carlo Bilotti, Viale Fiorello La Guardia
- Opened: Tuesday-Sunday from 9:00 to 19:00
- Ticket: Exhibition + Museum full price €6; reduced €4
CONCERTS
Gotan Project
The tour of 2010 of this modern tango-electronic-chill out trio will have its stop in Rome! Definently not to miss.
- When: May 25th, 2010
Door open at 19:00; concert starts at 21:00 - Where: Atlantico, Via Oceano Atlantico 271 D
- Ticket: €30 + rights of presale
U2
The extraordinary 360° Tour of 2009 will continue in 2010. Some concerts are already sold out, so hurry up to get your ticket!
- When: October 8th, 2010
- Where: Stadio Olimpico, Viale dei Gladiatori 2
- Ticket: from €30 to €250
Whitney Houston
After 11 years Whitney Houston returns to Europe with her new tour that promotes her last album "I look to you".
- When: May 4th, 2010
Concert starts at 21:00 - Where: PalaLottomatica, Piazzale dello Sport, Eur
- Ticket: from €50 to €130
Prodigy
The Prodigy, cult British band, will visit Italia during their "Invaders Must Die Tour 2010".
- When: April 26th, 2010
- Where: PalaAtlantico, Viale Oceano Atlantico 271
- Ticket: €34
Joss Stone
One of the most beautiful, young, soul voices of these days will visit Italy on February.
- When: February 7th, 2010
Concert starts at 21:00 - Where: Auditorium, Parco della Musica
- Ticket: from €30 to €50
Lacuna Coil
talian metal band famous also abroad announced tour dates for the promotion of their new album "Shallow Life".
- When:March 5th, 2010
Concert starts at 20:00 - Where: Atlantico, Viale Oceano Atlantico 271D
- Ticket: €25,30
Air
Tour of the pop-electronic band Air for the presentation of their new album "Love 2".
- When: January 23th, 2010
Concert starts at 21:30 - Where: Auditorium, Parco della Musica
- Ticket: from €35 to €45
Elisa
Announced the 2010 Tour of Elisa to present the new album "Heart".
- When: April 16th, 2010
- Where: Pala Lottomatica, Piazzale dello Sport, Eur
Tokio Hotel
The young German band Tokio Hotel will land in Italy to present their new album "Humanoid".
- When: April 11th, 2010
- Where: Pala Lottomatica, Piazzale dello Sport, Eur
- Ticket: from €35 to €42
OPERA - CLASSICAL MUSIC - BALLET
Falstaff
music by Giuseppe Verdi
When: January 23rd-31st, 2010
Where: Teatro dell'Opera, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7
Mefistofele
lyrics and music by Arrigo Boito
When: March 16th-23rd, 2010
Where: Teatro dell'Opera, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7
Tosca
music by Giacomo Puccini
When: April 1st-11th, 2010
Where: Teatro dell'Opera, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7
Madama Butterfly
music by Giacomo Puccini
When: May 18th-28th, 2010
Where: Teatro dell'Opera, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7
Manon
music by Jules Massenet
When:June17th-24th, 2010
Where: Teatro dell'Opera, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7
Aida
music by Giuseppe Verdi
When: July 15th-August 5th, 2010
Where: Terme di Caracalla, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
Rigoletto
music by Giuseppe Verdi
When: July 28th-August 8th, 2010
Where: Terme di Caracalla, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
Roberto Devereux
music by Gaetano Donizetti
When: October 1st-6th, 2010
Where: Teatro dell'Opera, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7
Tenebrae
music by Adriano Guarnieri
When: October 16th-20th, 2010
Where: Teatro Nazionale, Via del Viminale 51
La leggenda del fiore di lino
music by Adriana Del Giudice
When: November 2nd-10th, 2010
Where: Teatro Nazionale, Via del Viminale 51
Adriana Lecouvreur
music by Francesco Cilea
When: November 4th-11th, 2010
Where: Teatro dell'Opera, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7
Il papavero rosso
music by Reinhold Glière
When: February 12th-17th, 2010
Where: Teatro dell'Opera, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7
Giselle
music by Adolphe Adam
When: February 23rd-28th, 2010
Where: Teatro dell'Opera, Piazza Beniamino Gili 7
L'heure exquise
music by Anton von Webern, Gustav Mahler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Léhar
When: February 26th - March 2nd, 2010
Where: Teatro Nazionale, Via del Viminale 51
The bad Boys of piano
music by Arthur Vincent Lourié, Franco Casavola, George Antheil
When: March 11th-14th, 2010
Where: Teatro Nazionale, Via del Viminale 51
Chopin racconta Chopin
music by Frederic Chopin
When: March 26th-April 1st, 2010
Where: Teatro Nazionale, Via del Viminale 51
Coppelia
music by Léo Delibes
When: April 13th-18th, 2010
Where: Teatro Nazionale, Via del Viminale 51
Don Chisciotte
music by Ludwig Minkus
When: April 22nd-May 5th, 2010
Where: Teatro dell'Opera, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7
I capricci di Marianna
music by Frederic Chopin
When: May 11th-16th, 2010
Where: Teatro Nazionale, Via del Viminale 51
Romeo e Giulietta
music by Sergej Prokof’ev
When: July 1st-6th, 2010
Where: Terme di Caracalla, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
Leo Ferré 24 canzoni Paul Verlaine-Arthur Rimbaud
When: September 28th-October 3rd, 2010
Where: Teatro Nazionale, Via del Viminale 51
Sylvia
music by Léo Delibes
When: October 15th-21st, 2010
Where: Teatro dell'Opera, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7
Resurrezione
camera music by Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij
When: November 19th-25th, 2010
Where: Teatro Nazionale, Via del Viminale 51
- Teatro Sistina
via Sistina, 129. Info 064200711 - GranTeatro
viale Tor di Quinto. Info spettacolo 0644258270 - Teatro Piccolo Eliseo
via Nazionale, 183. Info 0648872222 - Teatro Argentina
largo di Torre Argentina, 52. Info 06684000311 - Teatro Ambra Jovinelli
via G. Pepe, 43/47. Info 0644340262 - Teatro Olimpico
piazza G. da Fabriano, 17. Info 063265991 - Teatro Parioli
via G. Borsi, 20. Info 068073040 - Teatro de’ Servi
via del Mortaro, 22. Info 066795130 - Teatro Vittoria
piazza Santa Maria Liberatrice, 10. Info 065740170 - Teatro Brancaccio
via Merulana, 244. Info 0698264500 - Teatro Quirino
via delle Vergini, 7. Info 066794585 - Teatro Manzoni
via Monte Zebio, 14c. Info 063223634 - Teatro Sala Umberto
via della Mercede, 50. Info 066794753 - Teatro SaloneMargherita
via Due Macelli, 175. Info 066791439 - Teatro della Cometa
via del Teatro Marcello, 4. Info 066784380 - Teatro de' Satiri
Sala Grande. Via di Grottapinta, 18. Info 066871639 - Teatro Tor Bella Monaca
via Bruno Cirino (angolo tra viale Duilio Cambellotti e via di Tor Bella Monaca). Info 062010579
CULTURE
International Film Festival of Rome
Where: Auditorium Parco della Musica, viale P. de Coubertin
When: V Edition October 29th-November 6th, 2010
More Info: (0039) 06454683900
See our specila section on Rome Film Festival.
Roma Independent Film Festival
Where:Administrative address- Vicolo dell'Aquila, 18
When:IX Edition April 8th-16th, 2010
This is Roma's first independent and international film festival. It offers a possibility for young filmmakers to present their work to a large pubblic. The aim of the festival is to create better international distribution opportunities for independent films.
For more info please visit the official Roma Independent Film Festival Website.
Birth of Rome
Where:Circo Massimo, Via dell'Ara Massima di Ercole
When:April 10th-21st, 2010
Traditional Roman birthday celebrated with parades, gladiator shows, banquets. It's an interesting opportunity to see Rome as it was once upon a time!
For more info visit the official website.
SPORTS
Rugby 6 Nazioni
WhereStadio Flaminio, piazzale dello Stadio Flaminio
When:February-March 2010 ( Italy-England February 14th, 2010; Italy-Scotland February 27th, 2010)
It's a not-to-miss appointment for all the rugby lovers in Rome!
More info:
http://www.federugby.it/
Rome XVI Marathon
Where: Departure point, via dei Fori Imperiali (Colosseo)
When: March 21st, 2010 at 9:00
More Info: (0039) 064065064
The famous Roman marathon see thousands of people all together for this traditional sport festivity. Cheerful sport spirit of a large number of people running together through the streets of this stunning city is the main highlight of the day.
See our special section on the Marothon of Rome.
Canoeing along the Tiber
Where:Tiber Embankment
When:April 24th-May 1st, 2010
It's a traditional excursion from Città di Castello to Rome. Long about 25km, participants are led by experienced canoeists. To participate, visit the official Discesa del Tevere Website.
