We are now in the beautiful piazza of Massa Marittima, for the Festival “La Lirica in Piazza” and witness the last minute preparations before the opening of Rigoletto this evening.
Even if Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece was first staged at La Fenice opera house in Venice on 11 March 1851, it still seems strikingly contemporary.

• Episode1/Season2, Things to do
• May 11, 2018

We are in Massa Marittima to watch the Balestro del Girifalco. This is a game played with crossbows. The practice of this all male sport, dating back to the Middle Ages, used to train adult men for hunting and war. The square is already packed and the fans are already warming up.

• Episode1/Season2, Things to do
• May 4, 2018