ALL ABOUT PARMA - IN ENGLISH!

Parma mia! is a blog for ex-pats and English-language speakers in Parma as well as for tourists who want to learn more. We've got lots of tips and tidbits to share: where to buy your foreign foods, favorite restaurants, what's on for kids during the weekends, local agricultural fairs, where you can find a babysitter or chiropractor and hints on how to make it through the bureaucratic maze that is Italy (see tabs below). This forum is for you: please share your ideas/events with us at parmamia@gmail.com or on FB at Parma Mia.

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December 19, 2012

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!

December 15, 2012

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.