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Thu. Oct. 5, 2023 7 p.m. - Fri. Oct. 6, 2023 11:30 a.m. - Sat. Oct. 7, 2023 8 p.m. Kennedy Center, 2700 F St., NW, Washington, D.C. Gianandrea Noseda, conductor. Ottorino Respighi: Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome); Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome); Feste Romane (Roman Festivals). Gianandrea Noseda takes the audience on a vivid tour of Rome, the Eter...

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First came the castle. Then the golf course. The nearly 300,000 fans descending on the Marco Simone club for the Ryder Cup this week will be able to see the 11th-century castle with the same name from various points of the course — it’s wedged between the sixth and eighth holes and has a big Italian flag waving from its tower — but they won’t be ab...

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Visiting cemeteries in Rome may not be what you had in mind when you planned your trip here, especially if it’s your first visit. But Rome has some special, beautiful cemeteries, and they offer a place for peace and quiet, reflection, and often, just a lovely and unusual site to see.  Being Rome, of course we have a lot of really famous ancient tom...

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The Colosseum is one of the most famous and important monuments of mankind; present in the list of the 7 Wonders of the World, it is the biggest attraction of the whole boot thanks to its uniqueness and majesty. If you decide to spend your vacation in the beautiful Italian capital, Rome, you surely cannot miss the guided tours of the monument, espe...

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One of my favorite things about living in Rome is how much stunning art and architecture you can see by just walking around the city and popping into churches. In Rome, not only do we have three churches but also museums and palazzos where you can see many masterpieces by one of the world's most celebrated artists, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio...

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Current Rome City Institute Graduate-Assistant JoeMack Leonardo is a pure representation of the generational relationship between Italy and America. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California to his parents Mark and Jeanie, Joe has his roots strongly planted in America, but none of this would have been possible without the immigration that his Grea...

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In December 2021, New York’s MacDougal Street wine bar and restaurant, Niche Niche, had the privilege of hosting Rome’s renowned Salumeria Roscioli for a brief pop-up event. Little did anyone know that this momentous occasion would sow the seeds of a remarkable partnership. Two years down the road, they celebrate the birth of the very first Rosciol...

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It seems like the Roman Empire is on everyone’s mind. And United Airlines wants to take you there. “As the internet continues to ask how often men think about the Roman Empire, United is joining the conversation on TikTok and making it easier for ponderers to experience the destination for themselves,” the airline said in a pitch.  That’s right, Un...

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The Domus Tiberiana imperial palace on Rome's Palatine Hill reopened to the public on Thursday, after almost 50 years, following a major restoration by the Colosseum Archaeological Park. The imposing building, which sprawls over a four-hectare site on the Palatine, was closed in the 1970s due to serious structural problems triggered by excavations...

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In 125 AD, the Roman Empire, the largest civilization in the world, sprawled from north to south, from Great Britain to Morocco, and east to west, from Iraq to Portugal. Its economy was fueled by war, its focus was conquering, and the military was the main means to achieve expansion. With enormous resources put into the expanding empire, its dirt r...

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