In his book Vivaldi: Genius of the Baroque, Marc Pincherle writes that by the 18 th century there was a “mania for music” in Venice. Day and night, Venetians sang in the streets and on the ...

Image The Riva degli Schiavoni waterfront on a quiet January night in Venice. Brodsky’s fascination with Venice was colored by his childhood in St. Petersburg (then named Leningrad), another ...

Conviviality in Venice is understated and civilised ... sipping spritzes at a frescoed late-night hang-out to enjoying live music in a hidden bar in a quiet corner of this busy city – our ...