MobyReleased in May, “Destroyed”

is the 19th studio album bythe American electronic artistMoby who also released a bookof his own photographs in con-junction with the album.“Destroyed” has received mixedreviews from critics with JonDolan of “Rolling Stone” sayingthat in it “Moby finds a way tomake permanent midnight weir-dly inviting”. For the “Rock inRoma” festival on Sunday 24that Ippodromo delle Capanelle,Via Appia Nuova 1245. Tickets35 euros. Info tel. 0654220870,www.the-base.it

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Yet another international starlive in concert for Rome’s

“Rock in Roma” Festival. It’sJamiroquai and its disco-friendly-funk sound, in Rome to present the

band’s seventh album “Rock DustLight Star”. Described by critics asa further testament to the talent offrontman Jay Kay who shot tofame in 1993 with mainstreamnumber one debut “Emergency onPlanet Earth”. Since then, havingsold 25 million records, havingwon a Grammy Award and 5 MTVAwards, the band’s sound hasundergone very little makeover: itsmusic is as danceable as ever andtheir live act, electrifying. ButJamiroquai is not only about funkyvisuals and good tunes, Kay hasstrong opinions about the worldand mankind and he is never afraidto get the message across in hislyrics. Concert on Friday 22nd atIppodromo delle Capanelle, ViaAppia Nuova 1245. Tickets 40euros. Info tel. 0654220870,www.the-base.it

“Rock Dust Light Star” with Jamiroquai

On 27th at Parco della Musica

Joe Cocker’s“Hard Knocks”

After morethan 40

years in themusic busi-ness, rocklegend JoeCocker is stillone of the mostsuccessful andpopular artistswor ldwide .

Many of his albums have achievedmulti-platinum status around theworld. His releases have receivedGrammy Awards, Golden Globes,and Academy Awards. He stops offin Rome at the “Luglio SuonaBene” festival as part of his HardKnocks Tour which follows therelease of his recent album of thesame name. On Wednesday 27that Auditorium Parco della Musi-ca, tel. 0680241281, www.audito-rium.com

Lou Reed, the legend lives onBack in Italy after a four-year absence, this living legend of rock, an

extraordinary artist who continuously renews his own style whilenever betraying his musical vision: Lou Reed – the unforgotten leader of“Velvet Underground” - stops off in Rome with his Band on their SweetTooth Tour. The tour coincides with the news and development ofvarious major Lou Reed projects. The first is the collaboration betweenLou and Bob Wilson on a theatrical production of “Lulu”, currentlybeing performed by the Berlin Ensemble Theatre in Berlin. Then there isReed’s recent collaboration with renowned illustrator Lorenzo Mitotic toauthor an illustrated book of “The Raven” based on Lou Reed’s adapta-tion of Edgar Allen Poe’s famedwork, as well as the release of alive DVD of his historic perfor-mance at Lollapalooza inChicago in 2009. Live in con-cert on Monday 25th for thefestival “Luglio Suona Bene” atAuditorium Parco dellaMusica, tel. 0680241281,www.auditorium.com

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Lou Reed; left Joe Cocker

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On 22nd at Ippodromo delle Capannelle

Jamiroquai

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Rome’s only festival completely dedicated to contemporary soun-dscapes – “Meet in Town” - is back after last year’s successful

run. For two full days the whole of the Auditorium Parco della Musi-ca is filled with electronic dance music and indie concerts, dj sets andperformances. Starting with the British Primal Scream’s performance“Screamadelica” in the open air “cavea” at the center of Renzo Pia-no’s architectural jewel, events carry on in all the concert halls, inthe foyer, corridors and bar throughout the evening and into theearly hours. Organized by the Musica per Roma Foundation in colla-boration with Snob Production, the programme features a richcalendar of international artists like Primal Scream, Apparat, Mode-selektor, Lamb, Cocorosie, Zero 7, Kode 9, Gold Panda, Prins Thomas,Fuck Buttons and many others. On 22nd and 23rd July at Parco dellaMusica, Viale P. de Coubertin 30, tel. 892982, www.auditorium.com

ROCK“Mit”, the festival of new soundscapes

Bobby Gillespie

On 22nd and 23rd at Parco della Musica

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EXHIBITIONSROMAN AQUEDUCTSThir ty architects, ar t ists,photographers, writers, po-ets and one musician focuson a single subject: RomanAqueducts. Works by the li-kes of Santiago Calatrava,Paolo Portoghesi, Mimmo Pa-ladino, Valerio Magrelli andmusic composed for the oc-casion by Giorgio Battistellicelebrate the beauty and thegenius of this incomparablearchitectural element that gi-ves a unique historical andaesthetical identity to somuch Roman landscape. Un-til 6th November at Cinecittà-

due Arte Contemporanea, Ci-necittà Shopping Centre, Via-le Palmiro Togliatti 2, tel.067220910. Open from11am to 7.30pm.BEYOND TRADITION.MASTERS OF CHINESEPAINTINGThe ongoing Year of ChineseCulture in Italy is enriched bythis impor tant State exhibi-tion that illustrates momentsof change and passage in Chi-nese ar t, between the 19thand 20th centuries. Namoc –the National Ar t Museum ofChina – has selected over onehundred paintings from itspermanent collections, and di-splays them in three sections:

“Por traits”, “Flowers andBirds”, “Landscapes”. Until15th September at Museo Na-zionale di Palazzo Venezia, Viadel Plebiscito 118, tel.066780131. 10am to 7pm.Monday closed. Free Entry. BATTLE PAINTERS – BAT-TLE PAINTING FROM THEXVITH TO THE XVIIITHCENTURYThe exhibition displays pain-tings devoted to the themesof war and military life. The60 works on show exhausti-vely i l lustrate the genre,

Galà Bolle

DANCE WORLD MUSIC

Ballet superstar, RobertoBolle, together with a

line-up other étoiles fromsome of the most importantBallet companies in theworld, pay tribute to the gre-at choreographer RolandPetit who died very recently.The Gala evening features aprogramme of solos and pasde deuxs of the 19th and20th century dance repertory.Bolle himself salutes Petitperforming his “Le JeuneHomme et la Mort”, and thenthe Pas de deux from Petit’s“Carmen”, partnered by LuciaLacarra. On 23rd July at Ter-me di Caracalla, Via delle Ter-me di Caracalla, tel.06481601, www.operaroma.it

Goran BregovicThe Sarajevo-born star,

Goran Bregovic & his Wed-ding and Funeral Band asalways celebrates the musicof Europe’s Gypsy tradition.On a world tour, he brings hislatest project – which willresult in an album to bereleased in autumn - “Cham-pagne for Gypsies” to theWorld Music festival “RomaIncontra il Mondo”. Brego-vic’s music marries the dancetunes of a raucous gypsy brassband with traditional EasternEuropean choral music, allwith a rock and roll edge.Live in concert on Thursday21st at Villa Ada, Via di PonteSalario, tel. 0641734712,www.villaada.orgRoberto Bolle

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with paintings by all of itsmost significant exponentsfrom the beginning of the17th, throughout the XVIIIthcentur y. Villa d’Este, Tivoli.Tel . 0774335850. Openfrom 8.30am to 6.45pm;Monday closed. Until 30thOctober.NEROFollowing the success of theColosseum exhibition dedi-cated to the monument’sbuilder, the Emperor Vespa-

sian and his legacy, now it’sthe controversial EmperorNero’s turn, with a projectthat aims to shine new lighton a historically negative fi-gure. The exhibition “Nero-ne”, until 18th Septemberunfolds at the Colosseumand other Neronian sitessuch as the Roman Forumand the Palatine Museum.An inclusive ticket costs 12euros. Open dai ly from8.30am to 5pm. For informa-t ion tel. 0639967700,www.pierreci.itPORTRAITS. THE MANYFACES OF POWERMore than 150 precious ar-

tifacts are on show, inclu-ding bas-reliefs, busts andstatues on loan from majorEuropean museums. Theexhibition examines the ori-gins of Roman por traiture,as well as the dif ferent te-chniques used by Roman ar-tists ranging from the Repu-blican era to the late-ancientperiod. Until 25th Septem-ber at the Capitol ine Mu-seums, Piazza del Campido-glio 1. Opening hours 9amto 8pm. Monday closed. Forinformation tel. 060608.

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The Opera Theatre’s spectacular summer season in the ancientRoman Caracalla Baths presents Puccini’s much loved and endu-

ringly popular opera, Tosca. First performed, in Rome, in 1900, thiswork gave Maria Callas and Tito Gobbi their most thrilling roles,and their performances have become the yardstick by which allothers are now measured. Set in the eternal city, the story of abu-se of power and thwarted love and passion unfolds in the Churchof St. Andrea della Valle, in the nearby Palazzo Farnese, and endsin tragedy in Castel Sant’Angelo. The Orchestra of the Teatrodell’Opera is conducted by Asher Fisch, and amongst the protago-nists are Csilla Boross, Thiago Arancam, Carlo Guelfi and Alessan-dro Spina. It is a new production directed by Arnaud Bernard. Per-formances from 21st July to 10th August at Terme di Caracalla, Viadelle Terme di Caracalla. For tickets and information tel.06481601, www.operaroma.it

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Tosca, Puccini’s love drama

A scene from the opera “Tosca”

From Thursday 21st at Caracalla Baths

Hot Tuna

ROCK WORLD MUSIC

Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are thefounders and core members of the blues-

roots band Hot Tuna. In Rome with members ofthe band’s current forma-tion, mandolin virtuosoBarry Mitterhoff, and Skoo-ta Warner on drums, HotTuna presents its new CD“Steady As She Goes”.Acclaimed as the two musi-cians who have most consi-stently influenced Ameri-can music and shaped thefoundation of rock & roll,roots and blues, Jorma andJack were two of the origi-nal members of The Jeffer-son Airplane. On Thursday21st at Casa del Jazz, Vialedi Porta Ardeatina 55. Info06704731, www.casajazz.it

Cesaria EvoraMuch loved world music singer Cesaria

Evora is back at Rome’s Villa Ada festivalwhere she is unfailingly received as a welco-

me returning guest.Known as the "BarefootDiva"- a literal referenceto her preference for per-forming shoeless and asymbolic reference to herempathy for the under-privileged women of hernative Africa – the Gram-my Award winning singerfrom Cape Verde brings aprogramme made up ofher greatest hits. Live inconcert on Sunday 24th atVil la Ada, Via di PonteSalario, and tel .0641734712, www.villaa-da.orgHot Tuna

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