NOVEMBER 2014
CINEMA
TEATRI
SPORT
MOSTRE
MERCATI
MUSICA
TRADIZIONI
MUSEI
BIBLIOTECHE
EVENTI SPECIALI
Until December 14
November 5
November 13-15
50 DAYS OF CINEMA
ANDREA BATTISTONI/
ROBERTO COMINATI
SALON OF ART AND
RESTORATION IN FLORENCE
International movie Festival in
Florence, 7th edition. 150 movies
from 20 countries
Cinema Odeon
www.50giornidicinema2013.it
Until November 2
FLORENCECREATIVITY.IT
Craft fair with creative workshops
and courses.
Fortezza da Basso, hours 9.30am7pm
www.florencecreativity.it
Music by R. Zandonai, C. SaintSaëns, P. Čajkovskij. MMF
Orchestra and Choir
Opera house, 8.30pm
www.operadifirenze.it
November 6-9
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
Until November 11
"Quidam". Featuring an
international cast of 45 first class
acrobats, musicians, singers, and
artists.
Mandela Forum
www.mandelaforum.it
MUSIC OF THE PEOPLE 2014
November 7-9
“Africa, the diaspora”
Auditorium Flog
www.musicadeipopoli.com
November 1
CAMERATA DUCALE
G. Rimonda Conductor & violin,
music: G.B. Viotti
Teatro della Pergola, 4pm
www.amicimusica.fi.it
November 2,3,7,9
MUSIC AT THE BRIDGE
11/2: flute & piano: Bach, Poulenc;
11/3: violin &harpsichord:
Vivaldi, Corelli; 11/7: Ensemble
Michelangelo: Puccini, Strauss
11/9: Trio Barocco di Firenze: Bach,
Vivaldi
S. Stefano al Ponte Vecchio, 9pm
www.idscfirenze.it
November 5
TOSCANA ORCHESTRA
F. Lanzillotta Conductor, B. Lupo
piano; music: Beethoven, Mozart
Teatro verdi, 9pm
www.orchestradellatoscana.it
FLORENCE TATTOO
CONVENTION
Exhibitions, events, and
demonstrations
Fortezza da Basso
www.florencetattooconvention.
com
November 8
VIRI GALILAEI CHOIR
Gregorian Chants
Cenacolo di Santa Croce, 9pm
www.gregoriano-virigalilaei.it
November 8
November 13, 16
STEFANO MONTANARI
Puro Baroque: concerts with the
MMF Orchestra
Santo Stefano al Ponte Church,
8.30pm (11/16 4.30pm)
www.operadifirenze.it
November 14
MAGGIO MUSICALE
ORCHESTRA
F.M. Sardelli Conuctor, music:
Haendel, Vivaldi
www.operadifirenze.it
november 14-16
JAPANESE FESTIVAL
Sounds, sensations & flavours from
Japane
Limonaia di Villa Strozzi, 11am8pm
www.festivalgiapponese.it
November 14
ELECTRICITY
The final production of the
Evolution Dance Theater, directed
YOUTH ITALIAN ORCHESTRA
and choreographed by Anthony
E. Dindo, Conductor & cello. Music: Heinl
Sostakovic, Brahms
Teatro Verdi, 8.45pm
Teatro della Pergola, 4pm
www.teatroverdionline.it
www.amicimusica.fi.it
November 8, 9
MERCATALE
Typical locally grown agricultural
products
Piazza S. Maria Novella,
8.30am-7.30pm
November 9
BACH MASS IN B MINOR
Conductor Sterano Montanari,
MMF Choir and Orchestra
Opera house, 8.30pm
www.operadifirenze.it
eventi.comune.fi.it
Fourth edition
Fortezza da Basso, 9,30am-6,30pm
www.salonerestaurofirenze.org
November 16
OLIVE OIL FAIR
Piazza S. Spirito, 9am-7pm
www.lafierucola.org
November 17
SLASH FEAT. MYLES KENNEDY
& THE CONSPIRATORS
For the first time in Florence, the
former guitarist of Guns N' Roses.
Mandela Forum
www.mandelaforum.it
NOVEMBER 2014
November 19
November 28, 30
MUSICAL WEDNESDAYS OF
THE CRF BANK
VERDI REQUIEM
Organ: D. Zaretsky; music by Bach,
Dubois, Muschel, Koehler
Auditorium Cassa di Risparmio, via
F. Portinari, 9pm
www.entecarifirenze.it
Requiem Mass by Giuseppe Verdi;
Choirmaster; Lorenzo Fratini; MMF
Choir
Santo Stefano al Ponte Church,
8,30pm
www.operadifirenze.it
November 19
Novembre 29
TOSCANA ORCHESTRA
FALSTAFF
Orchestra Guanajuato, M. Conlon
violin. Music: Barber, Marquez
Teatro Verdi, 9pm
www.orchestradellatoscana.it
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Zubin
Mehta Conductor, MMF Orchestra
Opera house, 8,30 pm
www.operadifirenze.it
November 24
November 29
ROBERTO BOLLE AND FRIENDS PFM
Mandela Forum, 9pm
www.mandelaforum.it
November 25, 26, 27, 28,
30
Celebration Day 1974-2014; 40
years of "L'Isola di niente"
Obihall, 9pm
www.obihall.it
November 30
POINT OF ACTION/ TRIBUTE TO
FLORENCE MARATHON
ENNIO MORRICONE
Conductor E. Rosadini; Flute P.
Zampini, Florence Dance by Mag.
Da, Opera Company of Florence
Teatro Goldoni
www.operadifirenze.it
November 28
SUBSONICA
The band is back with a tour and a
new album.
Mandela Forum
www.mandelaforum.it
November 28
December 5
FESTIVAL OF THE PEOPLE
55th edition of the international
festival of documentary film
Cinema Odeon, Spazio Alfieri,
Auditorium S. Apollonia, Istituto
Francese di Firenze, Mediateca
Regionale Toscana
www.festivaldeipopoli.org
The 31st edition of the famous
international marathon. Start at
9.45am from Lungarno Pecori
Giraldi.
www.firenzemarathon.it
Until December 8
EXHIBITIONS
Until January 25, 2015
PICASSO AND THE SPANISH
MODERNITY
Palazzo Strozzi
www.palazzostrozzi.org
Until November 2
PURE, SIMPLE, AND NATURAL
ART IN FLORENCE FROM THE
16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES
The identity of Florentine art in
stark contrast between painting
and sculpture
Uffizi Gallery
www.unoannoadarte.it
Until November 2
SACRI SPLENDORI
Exhibition of the “Treasure of the
Chapel of Relics” in Palazzo Pitti
www.polomuseale.firenze.it
Until November 9
ISLAM. ARMS AND ARMOR
FROM THE FREDERICK
STIBBERT COLLECTION
A journey through the lands of the
Islamic world.
Stibbert Museum
www.museostibbert.it
Until November 8
LATE MORE MORNING
"Uroboro". James Lee Byars
encounters Leon Battista Alberti.
Curated by A. Salvadori
Marino Marini Museum
www.museomarinomarini.it
Until November 30
THE THREE PROPHETS OF
DONATELLO
The “Beardless Prophet, the
Bearded or Thoughtful Prophet,
and the Prophet Jeremiah”,
sculpted by Donatello from 1415
to 1436
Baptistery of S. Giovanni Battista
www.operaduomo.firenze.it
Until November 30
THE BRIDGES OF FLORENCE
1944-2014. FIORENTINE ART
AND PEOPLE UNDER FIRE
Exhibition rooms, Archivio Storico
of the City of Florence.
www.comune.fi.it/archiviostorico
eventi.comune.fi.it
LA FORTUNA DEI PRIMITIVI
Art treasures from the Italian
collection from the 18th and 19th
centuries.
Accademia Gallery of Florence
www.unoannoadarte.it
Until January 10
ANIMALIA
The men and their care for animals
in the manuscripts of the Medicea
Laurenziana Library.
Medicea Laurenziana Library
www.bml.firenze.sbn.it
Until January 11
LIGHTS ON THE 20TH CENTURY
The Gallery of Modern Art
celebrates its 100th anniversary
with an exhibition of unpublished
masterpieces from the 20th
century, previously kept in storage
and unavailable to the public.
Gallery of Modern Art, Palazzo Pitti
www.unoannoadarte.it