February in Parma

Kids will enjoy the Carnevale. Saturday 9 from piazza Duomo to Cittadella.
Carnevale di Busseto every Sunday from Jan 27 to Feb 17.
Also in Borgotaro and Bedonia.
Ice skating every day at Euro Torri and piazza Pellicelli until mid-February.
Theater: Teatro delle Briciole, Teatro del Cerchio, EuropaTeatri, Theatro del Vicolo, Barilla Center.
Biblioteca Internazionale, workshop every first Saturday of the month. This month: the Tiger!

Skipass gratis for kids Monday-Friday at Schia. See details on the website.

Cinema in original version (mostly English):
The original ones at Cinema D'Azeglio, Via D'Azeglio, 33 (Tuesdays starting Jan. 22)..

Special event:

On Valentine's day, in public museums buy 2 tickets, get one free.

Music:
Cori di Cuore
Concerti della Casa della Musica 31 January-30 April.
Concerti Aperitivo, Sundays at 11 am at the Teatro Regio.
Nuove Atmosfere, a series of concerts until May 2013.
Estri Armonici, Feb 15-Apr 30 at Teatro al Parco.
Teatro Regio: some tickets are still available for Nabucco and Parsifal.

Upcoming concerts:
Malika Ayane, May 15, Teatro Regio.
Giovanni Allevi, April 16, Teatro Regio. 
Raphael Gualazzi, April 20, Teatro Regio.

Dance:
ParmaDanza festival will take place in May, tickets and subscriptions are on sale.

Art:
"Storie della prima Parma" at the Archeological Museum (Pilotta), the origins of Parma seen through the latest findings from Etruscan and Roman times.
Costumes and stage sets at Teatro Regio until 31st May.

In Milan an exhibition dedicated to the famous French photographer Robert Doisneau opening Feb. 20.

Meanwhile in Bologna an exhibition dedicated to the famous Italian photographer Nino Migliori until April 28.

Let it snow:

Schia is Parma's nice little ski resort. Schia ski school can be found on facebook.
Hiking: Liberi Spazi, Macigno Vivo and Club Alpino Italiano.

On February 10, Schia will be the finish line of the annual husky race across the Appenins.

Check weather and road conditions before driving up the mountain! Winter tires or snow chains are required.

ParmaDanza

After a much regretted absence in 2012, ParmaDanza is back in May at the Teatro Regio.

The programme is well balanced between ballet (Svetlana Zakhkarova, Ballet Nice Méditerranée) and contemporary dance (Ballet Preljocaj, Fondazione Nazionale della Danza).

 

Subscriptions will be on sale on 5th February (renewals) and 15 Feb. (new subscriptions), tickets on 19th Feb.

Wishing All Of You A Very Happy Holiday Season!

For those of you who will be here in Parma for New Year's Eve remember to book your "Cenone di Capodanno (New Year's Dinner with Fixed Menu) at the restaurant of your choice in a timely manner.

Some suggestions for dinners outside the city (in castles etc.) from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day can be found here: http://espresso.repubblica.it/food/agenda/day/2012/12/28/0/a-tavola-nei-castelli-del-ducato:-cenoni-e-veglioni-a-capodanno-2013/2788589

Also, remember that if you're stuck in Parma the first week of January, there's some good news:
sales should begin this year on January 5, 2013:)

And for those of you traveling this holiday season, we wish you a safe journey!

Happy birthday, Mr Verdi!

2013 will see the celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi, Italy's most famous composer.

Three operas will be staged at the Teatro Regio: Un Ballo in Maschera (January) and Nabucco  (March).

It's also the bicentenary of Richard Wagner's birth: Parsifal will be staged in March.

 

Subscriptions for the three shows will be on sale on 15th December (renewals) or 29th December (new subscriptions). Tickets for a single show will be on sale on 3rd January.

 

It's highly advised to buy subscriptions or tickets as soon as available.

 

The Scala in Milan is also celebrating Verdi with seven operas from Falstaff in January to Aida in November.

 

Did you know that it's possible to do a (very interesting) guided tour of the Teatro Regio?  Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-1 pm and 3 pm-6 pm.

December in Parma

Update (as of 7th Dec)

I racconti di Natale

Workshops at Biblioteca di Alice

Japanese craft market and the art of wearing a kimono, Saturday next week.

The Galleria Nazionale and Teatro Farnese will nowadays also open on afternoons (2 pm - 7 pm).

Ice skating rink piazza Pellicelli opening on 13th December until mid-February.

You can also check our facebook page for last minute information.

Christmas markets
Ongoing until Sunday at the fiere.
Via d'Azeglio on 2nd December.
Via XXII Luglio on 8th December.
Via Garibaldi on 9th December.
French market at Ghiaia today, Sunday, Monday.

Christmas events
Inauguration of the tree piazza Garibaldi, 8th December
Santa Annunziata, Gospel concert on 23rd December, 3:30 pm
Nativity (presepe) at Santa Annunziata until 6th January.




Music

Concerti Aperitivo, a concert and a drink for EUR 12, Sundays at 11 am at the Teatro Regio.
Parma Jazz Frontiere, 1st-16th December.

Nuove Atmosfere, a series of 20 concerts from November to May 2013.
Cori in Festa, from 1st December to 13th January.
New Year Concert at the auditorium Paganini, tickets on sale at Teatro Regio.
New Year concert at the castle of Sala Baganza, free of charge.
"Almost like Vienna" New Year concert in Salsomaggiore, with Verdi, Rossini, Bizet, Johann Strauss' waltzes, 10:30 am, tickets EUR 20-30.

Cinema
The original ones, movie in original version, Cinema d'Azeglio, December 4th.

Kids

Santa Lucia on 8th December. In Northern Italy Santa Lucia brings toys to children, not Santa Claus. Well, today, children tend to get presents on both occasions...

Workshop at the International Library on 1st December.
Workshop and readings at RosaLimone on 1st December, on 5th December at Libri e formiche.
Cake design at Biblioteca di Alice (Parco Ducale), 5th and 12th Dec. 4:45 pm to 6:15 pm
(info: 0521/031751, alice@comune.parma.it, max 10 kids per workshop, 5-10 years, prior booking necessary, free of charge).

Activities at the Galleria Nazionale (follow the link and click on "allegati" to open programme). Treasure hunt for kids aged 8-12.

Theatro del Vicolo: every Sunday at 3:45 pm.
Teatro delle Briciole
Festival Zona Franca at Teatro al Parco. 23 November-8 December.
Teatro del Cerchio
Europa Teatri: Hansel e Gretel on 2nd December
Festival Vietato ai Maggiori in Fidenza.

Cinema in Collecchio every Sunday from 18th Nov. to 16th Dec. at 4 pm.

Finalmente Domenica at Barilla Center every Sunday afternoon until Xmas.

Ice skating rink at Euro Torri until mid-February.

Activities at the Laboratorio Famiglia al Portico.

How to consult/ subscribe to the newsletter of the Comune.

Art
Reopening of the Chinese arts museum after two years of renovation and modernisation works.

Ongoing:
"Du Tillot, regista delle art nell'età dei Lumi" at Fondazione Cariparma, an exhibition on the minister who transformed Parma from a medieval city to a modern "little Paris" in the eighteenth century.

70 photographs by Giovanni Amoretti at Palazzo Giordani, until 7th December.

The exhibition dedicated to the British painter Graham Sutherland at the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca, until 9 December.

New:
"Di che pasta sei fatto?", 40 photographs around pasta, by students of the Istituto Italiano di Fotografia. Galleria San Ludovico, Borgo Parmigianino, until 31st January. 

"33 Giornate", collective show in Reggio Emilia. Opens on 30th November.

"Un mondo di carta", Origami show in Bologna opens on 8th Dec. with a display of clothing made in paper. Until 22nd December.