Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 041 522 21 71;
www.pietavenezia.org
; Riva degli Schiavoni; adult/reduced €25/20; concerts
8.30pm; Pietà)
With fine acoustics, soaring Tiepolo ceilings and a long association with
Vivaldi, this church makes an ideal venue for live baroque music.
Musica a Palazzo
OPERA
( 340 971 72 72;
www.musicapalazzo.com
; Palazzo Barbarigo-Minotto, Fondamenta Barbarigo o
Duodo 2504; tickets incl beverage €60; doors open 8pm; Santa Maria del Giglio)
During 1½
hours of selected arias from Verdi or Rossini, the drama progresses from receiving-room
overtures to parlour duets overlooking the Grand Canal, followed by second acts in the
Tiepolo-ceilinged dining room and bedroom grand finales.
Shopping
Venice's ultimate shopping triumphs are unique finds at surprisingly reasonable prices,
handmade by artisans in Murano and backstreet studios.
Cárte
PAPER PRODUCTS
( 320 024 87 76;
www.cartevenezia.it
;
Calle dei Cristi 1731, San Polo; 11am-5pm Mon-Sat, to 3pm
Nov-Mar; Rialto-Mercato)
Lagoon ripples swirl across marbled-paper statement necklaces
and artist's portfolios, thanks to the steady hands and restless imagination of
carta marm-
orizzata
(marbled-paper)
maestra
Rosanna Corrò. After years restoring ancient Venetian
books, Rosanna began creating her original beauties: aquatic marbled-paper cocktail
rings, op-art jewellery boxes and hypnotically swirled handbags.
Ca' Macana
MASKS, COSTUMES
( 041 277 61 42;
www.camacana.com
;
Calle delle Botteghe 3172; mask-making workshops from €60;
10am-6.30pm Sun-Fri, to 8pm Sat, mask-making workshops 11am-1pm & 2-6pm Mon-Fri; ;
Ca' Rezzonico)
Glimpse the talents behind the Venetian Carnevale masks that so impressed
Stanley Kubrick that he ordered several for his film
Eyes Wide Shut
. Choose your papier-
mâché persona from the selection of coquettish courtesan's eye-shades and chequered
