We re-framed the two Beccafumi Allegorical Figures today; we replaced the fully gilded neo-classical frames with newly acquired Italian 16th century walnut mouldings. We managed to reduce the shadows at the top- the darker frames help to deepen the compositions.
La Biblioteca degli #Uffizi nasce dalla straordinaria eredità di Antonio #Magliabechi, erudito della corte dei #Medici.
Alla sua morte, decise di rendere accessibile a tutti il suo immenso patrimonio librario, creando uno dei primi spazi di lettura pubblica a #Firenze.
CONFIRMED: We're delighted to announce that Cate Blanchett has been appointed as the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at St Catherine’s College.
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Ce soir à 20h30 sur Mezzo ! - Puccini : Il Trittico à @LaMonnaieDeMunt - Peter Kálmán, @corinnesoprano, Maxime Melnik, Adam Smith, Roberto Covatta Orchestre symphonique et chœurs de la Monnaie, Alain Altinoglu - Mise en scène : Tobias Kratz
Daniel Harding will be the new music director of the LA Phil from 2027–28, the orchestra announced today. In 2022, Harding told VAN he... didn't want to take over a U.S. orchestra music directorship anytime soon. https://t.co/GSurR5ArsM
A Benedictine Guide to the Future: Last week we welcomed Abbot Christopher Jamison OSB to the Abbey to give the annual Charles Gore lecture.
He reflected on what the Benedictine tradition offers us today, as we experience what Pope Francis called not simply 'an era of change but a change of era'.
You can watch the lecture on demand at: https://t.co/hMWyXL42Lx
Strauss’s portrayal of the legendary knight errant offers brilliant dramatic opportunities for bold cellists, conductors and orchestras. Hugo Shirley surveys a recorded history reaching back nine decades... https://t.co/USxiftk0KS