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NEWS ABOUT: Bellini

Bellini stories: 3 news summaries
TRAVEL

 World's Most Legendary Bars 


Jun 27, 09 1:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even the most enjoyable vacation can leave you in need of a drink, and bars make great, offbeat places to learn about the history of your destination. The staff of VirtualTourist.com shares its favorite legendary watering holes with Reuters:
  • Harry’s Bar, Venice: Famed Hemingway haunt claims
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travel • London • New York • Rio de Janeiro • Oakland • bars • Salvation Army • whiskey • Malta • Venice • 1906 San Francisco earthquake • Ernest Hemingway • Harry's Bar • Bellini • Jay-ZTV • carpaccio • Blind Beggar • White Horse Tavern • Dylan Thomas • Garota de Ipanema • Oliver Reed • The Pub • Heinold%u2019s First and Last Chance Bar • Jack London

opera review


 High-Concept 
 Sonnambula 
 Misses at Met 


Mar 23, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most operas weave pretty far-fetched tales, but that isn't license for directors to retell them in ironic or mocking ways, Alex Ross writes in the New Yorker. Reviewing two recent productions at the Met, Ross hails a faithful staging of Verdi's Il Trovatore—but dismisses a high-concept version of Bellini's... More »

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classical music • opera • Metropolitan Opera • Bellini • Giuseppe Verdi

Venice Bar Uses Discount to Lure 'Poor Yanks'

Old Hemingway haunt bucks up faltering dollar with 20% off

Apr 8, 08 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry's Bar in Venice has offered hospitality to tourists and expatriates since the days of Ernest Hemingway. But in recent months Harry's has noticed a sharp drop in the number of Americans showing up at the home of the Bellini cocktail. So restaurant owner Arrigo Cipriani has a novel solution:... More »

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Italy • Arrigo Cipriani • discounts • weak dollar • Venice • Ernest Hemingway • Harry's Bar • Bellini

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