No. 18 JUNE 2002

SOLIDARITY MARCH FOR ISRAEL IN ROME

Over 20,000 people joined the "Israel Day" solidarity march in Rome on April 15th. Organised to coincide with a big pro-Israel rally in the U.S., the Rome demonstration, under the banner slogan "Israele Deve Vivere!", was the first such event of its kind in Europe, and was a striking show of support for Israel. he demonstration took place on the day T of Yom Hazikaron, when Israelis remember their fallen soldiers, and following a particularly brutal terrorist attack in Jerusalem. "This is not a demonstration against Palestine, but a march for peace, for the right of the State of Israel to exist", declared organiser Giuliano Ferrara, director of the daily newspaper "Il Foglio". The clarity of this message, reinforced by a massive Roma Israel day publicity campaign launched by the newspaper Although he did not participate directly, Prime of solidarity", to gather support for the initiative, was broad Minister Berlusconi expressed his agreement continued Prodi, and simple enough to allow a wide range of with the spirit of the initiative, as did Romano "I want to repeat, Italians to identify with its aims. Aside from the Prodi, President of the European Commission, loudly and clearly, expected broad-based show of support from who wrote, "Fifty years after its establishment that Europe stands Italian Jewish communities, which converged the State of Israel is passing through one of the side by side with on Rome's ancient Jewish "Ghetto" for the most tormented periods in its history. Its very the people of Israel, to assure their right to a occasion, the demonstration was joined by existence is again in danger and ordinary Israeli life of peace and security, to guarantee that the prominent journalists, politicians and entertainment men and women are afraid of losing their lives, universal recognition of the right of the State figures. their children and their country... On this day of Israel to exist is never again put into question".<> ITALIAN MARKET SHARE IN ISRAEL RISES

Edited by: taly is Israel's third largest exporter. European Union as a whole is by far Israel's The Italian Embassy in Tel Aviv I In the first quarter of 2002, Italy's largest trading partner, representing 42% SOLIDARITY MARCH FOR ISRAEL IN ROME pg1 market share reached 6% - an increase of of the goods and services imported into ITALIAN MARKET SHARE IN ISRAEL RISES pg1 0,3% over the same period last year. The Israel.<> FOCUS ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ITALY pg2 PIRELLI PARTNERSHIP RESEARCHES FUEL CELLS AND Israeli import * SOLAR PANELS pg2 ITALY LEADS IN MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICES pg3 (excluding Diamonds) MERGING SCIENCE AND ART... pg3 ITALY'S EXPORT SUCCESS STORIES pg4 Value: US$ million 1999 2000 2001 FIRST FIRST QUARTERLY PROFILE OF RONNI BENATOFF pg4 QUART. QUART. VARIATION VINITALY 2002 pg5 FIRST ITALIAN ASTRONAUT TO FLY ON RUSSIAN SOYUZ pg5 2002 2001 % 02/01 THE INCREDIBLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING RENZO PIANO pg6 TOTAL IMPORT 31.090 35.750 33.319 6.367 7.688 -17,2 KATIA RICCIARELLI SCORES TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS IN TEL AVIV pg7 IMPORT FROM USA 6.317 6.646 6.705 1.424 1.990 -28 SHAHAM AND THE BERLIN PHILHARMONIC TRIUMPH IN PALERMO pg7 USA MARKET SHARE IN % 20,3 18,6 20,1 22,3 25,8 -3,5 EVENTS IN ITALY pg7 IMPORT FROM EU 14.386 15.466 13.933 2.673 3.120 -14 EVENTS IN ISRAEL pg8 EU MARKET SHARE IN % 46,3 43 41,8 41,8 42 41 +1 SPORT NEWS pg8 Embassy of Italy IMPORT FROM ITALY 1.657 1.721 1.651 384 442 -13 4, Weizman Street-Tel Aviv Tel: 03-6964223 Fax: 03-6918428 ITALIAN MARKET SHARE IN % 5,3 4,8 5 6 5,7 +0,3 E-mail:[email protected] *Data from the Israeli CBS, elaborated by the Italian Trade Commission. E-mail:[email protected] (Economic & Commercial Section)

1 Focus on Scientific Research in Italy AN EDGE IN ELECTRO-TECHNICAL SCIENCE: THE "GALILEO FERRARIS" INSTITUTE he "Istituto Elettrotecnico Nazionale frequency metrology, high-frequency national standards and disseminates the SI units T GALILEO FERRARIS" (IEN), founded electromagnetic metrology, and electro-magnetic of measurement, thus performing the role of in 1934 in Turin, enjoys a long tradition in compatibility. primary metrology Institute. the field of electrical science. Dating from the times of Galileo Ferraris and his Electrical Metrology Department Materials Department outstanding discoveries, the IEN has operated The Department carries out research activity in The Department is committed since many years since its inception as a national research the field of DC and low frequency electrical to the development of technologically important center, its activity being oriented towards metrology. In this area it maintains the national magnetic alloys and theoretical interpretation of the electro-technical and the new-born standards and disseminates the SI units of their properties. Attention is focused on soft and electronic sciences. The IEN is a public measurement, thus performing the role of primary hard magnetic materials, whose properties are research institution, operating under the metrology Institute. The Department has a thin theoretically and experimentally investigated. authority of the Italian Ministry of Education, film laboratory where it develops sensors and devices for metrological applications. Electromechanics Department University and Research. The Department carries out research The research lines that have been activity in the field of the electrical developed and solidly assessed since energy distribution and utilization, its foundation can be broadly assigned with the aim of analyzing, reproducing to the areas of Metrology, Materials and improving the performances of Physics and Technology, and Innovation electrical equipment under normal and Technologies. overload conditions. activity, IEN performs important duties in the metrological field, where it Systems Engineering Department operates as a primary Institute, in the The activity of the Department is framework of the National Calibration addressed to study of algorithms and Service, recently established through systems able to analyze images taken a national law. In addition, it carries with a TV camera. Performing basic out technical certification on standards, and applied researches, the Department materials, equipment and devices for takes active part in national and specific applications. IEN systematically international research projects and co-operates with national and foreign provides consultancy services to industry. scientific institutions, represents Italy, for the appropriate measuring units, Laboratory Accreditation within the international metrological Department bodies, participates in coordinated The Department performs, within the The historical seat of IEN in Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 42, Torino framework of the National Calibration international research projects, and System established by the law contributes, in cooperation with the Photometry Department no.273/1991, the accreditation of laboratories as University and the Politecnico of Torino, to The Department carries out research, maintenance SIT calibration centres, for the SI units of time doctoral and post-doctoral training. of the national standards and dissemination of and frequency and for the electromagnetic, the SI units in the areas of photometry, radiometry photometric, radiometric and acoustical quantities. IEN is organized in the following Departments: in the visible range, lighting and colorimetry. For more information: Time, Frequency and Electromagnetic Acoustic Department Istituto "Galileo Ferraris" Metrology Department The Department carries out research, consultancy Corso M. D'Azeglio, 42 Turin The Department carries out research and and testing activities in the areas of applied and Tel. 0039-011-346384 dissemination activity in the areas of time and physical acoustics. In this area it maintains the Fax: 0039-011-6507611 www.ien.it <> Pirelli Partnership Researches Fuel Cells and Solar Panels irelli Labs, the technological technologies and materials. This On the basis of this agreement, solid-state photovoltaic P centre of the Pirelli group, division intends to become an important cells for solar panels will be developed jointly, has signed two partnerships with centre for research in a market whose destined to represent the technology of the future, Italian and foreign research centres total value is estimated at 60 billion based on decorated nanostructured materials. This for the study of new materials over the next ten years." The first technology is capable of reducing significantly and components for solar panels and fuel cells, partnership, for which an investment of about 1 the cost of energy produced and to improve its two of the main technologies in the production million euro has been set aside, was signed between efficiency, two factors that up until today have of clean energy. Pirelli Labs and the Institute for the Study of slowed down the diffusion of the photovoltaic "Both the agreements" states a memo, "foresee a Nanostructured materials (ISMN) of the National element. Photovoltaic cells represent a particularly total investment of 3 million euro for the next Research Centre of Bologna, the National Inter- interesting solution for the generation of clean three-year period, and will involve the collaboration university Consortium for the Science and Technology energy distributed on small scale, as well as he of the Materials Innovation division of Pirelli Labs, of Materials (INSTM), the Research Unit in Padua, possibility of producing electrical energy directly a division dedicated to the study of innovative and the Ioffe Institute in St. Petersburg. at the site of the final user.<>

2 n experimental service was announced Although few without investing A by Telecom Italia Mobile SpA (TIM) and multimedia in PDAs and Riello SpA, which allows subscribers to remotely phones are complex software control their home heating and air conditioning available yet, packages. Several systems by sending them an SMS (Short Message TIM has already of the operators, Service) message. It will eventually be possible launched its first including Omnitel to monitor them from a mobile phone, too, the service, an online and TIM, allow companies said. With many of the possibilities photo album that businesses to set up can be viewed from agendas online, and can a mobile phone. automatically send Announced in employees meeting November, the service reminders by SMS. It's also allows users to send a possible to enter details of message containing a link meetings from the phone to a page of their album. (although tiresome unless you Following this link will display the photo on are a practiced one-thumb typist.) the screen. Messaging made easier Wireless Access to Business Tools Even with such a huge market for text messaging, There are messaging services aimed at businesses, operators don't want to leave anyone out. TIM's too. Omnitel Vodafone SpA will set up a private SMS Vocali is a special service for those with online phone directory for your company. Send poor or no eyesight. It allows them to send and the "Rubrica Mobile" service the name of an receive text messages by talking to or listening employee in an SMS, and it will reply with their to an automated text-to-speech server. When fixed-line and mobile phone numbers. someone sends them a message, the network For businesses wanting to get more than their recognizes them as a subscriber to SMS Vocali, phone book online, Omnitel also works with and the server calls them and reads it out instead companies like enterprise resource planning of displaying it on their phone's screen. They (ERP) software vendor SAP AG to deliver can dictate their reply to the server, which wireless access to business tools such as sales translates it into text and transmits it. of text messaging services already explored, force management and manufacturing control. the next focus of this push, for operators like Its Wireless Work Force Automation services For those who can't, or quite simply don't want, TIM, is the GSM Association's M-Services are all made to measure, linking field staff to squint at their cell phone screen, network initiative. This is an attempt to standardize the equipped with PDAs (personal digital assistants) operator Blu SpA's Memory offers a range of screen formats and functions of new phones, to to back office servers using GPRS (General voice-controlled functions including an online make developing multimedia services such as Packet Radio Service) phones. phone book, call screening, voice mail and fax MMS (Multimedia Messaging Services) easier. Some workgroup tools can be accessed even mailbox control. <>

he paintings of the 18th century Venetian 100 years later. Today scientists hold Canaletto's T artist, Canaletto, in addition to their paintings in high esteem, considering their Merging contribution to the field of art, have become a portrayal of the annual rise of the Adriatic Sea valuable resource in the field of science. Through as both accurate and reliable. <> the use of a "camera obscura," a device which projects images onto canvas via a lens, Canaletto's realistic waterfront depictions include precise Science features such as tide marks present on buildings situated along the canals. Scientific analysis of the high tide water marks present in Canaletto's works between 1697 to 1768 reveal that the sea rose an average of 2.8mm annually, a and Art... difference of only 0.4mm from scientific readings collected over a shorter span of time almost

3 Italy's Export Success Stories PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY FROM ITALY

t's not fashion, it's not food, are confident of reaching turnover I but the Italian levels equal to those achieved in manufacturers of plastics and 2001. rubber machinery and moulds According to the monthly sector (represented by survey carried out among its members ASSOCOMAPLAST) forms by ASSOCOMAPLAST, the forecast one of the country's outstanding for the next 3-4 months is optimistic, industrial sectors. following improvements in domestic For many years, this industry has and foreign order portfolios. For been playing an increasingly producers in Southern Italy, portfolio important role in the world market. increases appear to be slower. It is significant to note that, in terms Manufacturers of different processing of production capacity and export technologies such as extruded volume, the Italian supply side has products (film, pipes etc.) have better reached second place in Europe expectations, whilst injection (following the Germans) and third moulders (technical components) place in the world (following the foresee a steady market. Japanese). With regard to application markets, The sector's positive performance the best forecasts concern the in recent years is due to steady packaging industry (bottles, technological improvement, flexibility containers etc.) and the construction with regard to market demand, and sectors, while minor growth is a competitive quality/price ratio. foreseen for the electrical/electronics Despite the worldwide economic market. Expectations for the downturn and the events of Sept. automotive industry are still negative. 11th, the sector in 2001 registered Israel, with a market share of 0,8% a 4,2% growth in turnover and a of the total in 2001, ranks 25th in 6,7% increase in exports. the classification of Italian exporting As for year 2002, Italian plastics countries in the plastics and rubber and rubber machinery manufacturers machinery sector.<>

Profile of Ronni Benatoff, newly elected president of the Israel-Italy Chamber of Commerce "MY GOAL IS TO INCREASE ITALIAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE AREA" t its Annual General Meeting which Minister Berlusconi of a A took place on March 25th, Mr. Ronni "Marshall Plan" for the Middle Benatoff was elected President of the Israel- East has received the support Italy Chamber of Commerce. of the Israeli Government. As On the same occasion Mr. Maurizio Paserman a result, the task of the Israel- was elected to join Mr. Lello Dell'Ariccia as Italy Chamber of Commerce Vice-President. becomes more important than Mr. Benatoff, CEO of Syntek Capital (Israel) ever and our activity can help Ltd. and of the Italian Fideco, intends to enhance to increase Italian involvement relations between the two countries and the in the area and reduce the feeling Italian presence in Israeli markets. "My goal of isolation amongst Israelis". is to increase the visibility and influence of Mr. Benatoff also intends to the Chamber by activities which involve the improve the quality of the participation of leading figures of the political services provided by the Ronni Benatoff and economic world", says Benatoff. "Contrary Chamber, and to increase its influence by means Finally, the new President intends to strengthen to other European Governments, the Italian of targeted activities and meetings that will the Chamber's ties with the Italian Embassy Government has adopted a particularly fair include leading Israeli and Italian figures from and the Italian Trade Commission in Tel Aviv position towards Israel; the proposal by Prime the political and economic sectors. (ICE).<>

4 A delegation of Israeli journalists invited by the Italian Trade Commission in Tel Aviv reports on its recent visit to the Vinitaly 2002 Wine Exhibition in Verona "MARCO POLO" MISSION Vinitaly 2002 FIRST ITALIAN ASTRONAUT hen the Vinitaly wine known outside of Italy, including Wfestival was held in Verona 36 years Valtellina and Sicily, continue to undergo ago it attracted fewer than 200 exhibitors dramatic improvements in quality, as more FLIES ON and 5000 visitors. Today it is considered modern planting, harvesting and winemaking by nearly all in the wine trade to be one methods come into wider use. RUSSIAN SOYUZ of the most important wine fairs in the world. The 2002 Vinitaly which was held Among the outstanding events at the this year\s at its usual Verona venue from 11 - 15 Vinitaly fair was the first exposure of the April had exhibits from more than 3,600 Brunello di Montalcino wines of 1997 vintage. wineries and well over 250,000 visitors. Many of these wines, which are now making Buyers and media members from all their first appearances on shelves of wine stores over the world had the option of tasting in the United States, England, France, Hong more than 30,000 different wines. Kong and Israel, are being rated by critics as superb. Other major events involved broad The fair was set in sixteen permanent and tastings of Chianti Classico and Chianti Classico temporary buildings, each hosting the wines of a different region within Italy, as well as wineries from North America, Australia, Austria, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina. Among other things that The first Italian astronaut to set foot on the became International Space Station was Umberto Guidoni, apparent were on April 2001 (see "Notizie Italiane" of June 2001). that Italians are drinking less wine today than they did in the past, having he capsule of the Soyuz TM, with fallen from 90.6 liters of consumption T Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori, per capita in 1980 to about 51 liters in 2000. Riserva wines from the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko and At the same time, they have moved from white harvests, many of which rival the quality of South African space tourist Mark to red wines and from low to higher quality the now acknowledged excellent wines of Shuttleworth, landed safely near the wines. Few question that the quality of Italian 1997, as well as tastings of wines of recently town of Arkalyk, in one desert zone of wines has risen enormously over the last two released vintages from Rosso di Montepulciano the Kazakistan, last May 5th, after a and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. ten-day mission - code-named "Marco Among the surprises waiting potential Polo" to the International Space Station. buyers who attended the festival were The three astronauts had been launched into space, on a Russian Soyuz vehicle, on April among others the wines of Valtellina, th Sicily and Albana di Romagna, which 25 , from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. When the cosmopolitan crew arrived at the giant orbiting have improved in quality in recent complex (ISS), some 400 km above the Earth's years and are now beginning to gain surface, they completed the mission's prime acceptance on the world wine market. task of bringing the new Soyuz spacecraft to the Space Station. Vittori, the first Italian Of special interest to Israelis present astronaut to fly on board a Russian Soyuz, at the fair were tastings of the most has been the third European astronaut to visit recently released wines of producers the Space Station and, during his eight-day such as Antinori, Frescobaldi, stay, he worked alongside the resident crew decades and now compete comfortably with Carpinetto, Michele Chiarlo, Hofstatter, Banfi, (Expedition Four commander Yuri Onufrienko Maculan, Masi, Planeta, Tedesche, Tommassi, and flight engineers Dan Bursch and Carl the best of any other nation in the world. Walz) to oversee four European experiments Practically every wine producing area in Italy Biondi-Santi and others whose wines began on the forces involved in moving around in was represented at the fair. Broad tastings to appear here about five years ago and now microgravity, the effects on humans of cosmic revealed that wines from well known regions continue to earn a good name locally.<> particles during long missions, the assessment including Tuscany, Veneto, Piedmont, Emilia of newly developed clothing, and the test of Romagna and Umbria, as well as areas less a non-intrusive blood pressure monitoring device.<>

5 The Incredible Lightness of Being Renzo Piano

Renzo Piano in brief politically and symbolically charged building ventures in postwar Europe - Berlin's Potsdamer Platz. Spanning Renzo Piano was an area the size of 100 football fields, this high-rise complex born in Genoa, Italy of offices, residences, shops, theaters and cinemas is in 1937. intended to recapture the prewar vibrancy of the city's From 1959 to 1964 central district. Concentrating on open-plan designs and natural lighting he studied at the effects, Piano has experimented with wood, stone, glass, Milan Politecnico, terra-cotta and other traditional building materials in where he taught thoroughly modern and unexpected ways, gaining international until 1968. In 1970 recognition for his innovative, hands-on style, playful Piano established shock effects and dedication to lightness. a partnership with Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris the English architect Richard Rogers. Piano's new "8 Gallery" opens in Turin Together, Rogers and Piano designed a number ince 1977, when Renzo Piano and British The opening ceremony for Piano's "8 Gallery" of buildings in Italy and England. Their most S partner Richard Rogers shocked the took place on April 24th this year; containing architectural establishment with the Georges around ninety elements including shops, famous building, the Pompidou Center in Pompidou Center, that parody of high-tech design restaurants, bars and a multiplex cinema Paris, takes its form from a metaphor of the moored in the 18th-century heart of Paris, the (of 8000 square metres with a seating 'cultural machine' with all color-coded service indefatigable Italian architect has relished his capacity of 2370), which make up the elements and structure emphasized on the role as maverick. immense leisure and shopping centre in building's exterior. Since the Pompidou project, Piano has the Lingotto in Turin, Europe's major site Like most works designed by members of crisscrossed the architectural map, forging of industrial archaeology. the "High-Tech" movement, Piano established an international reputation with innovative "Lingotto is the name of the district technology as a starting point for his designs. commercial, museum and public-works of Turin in which the complex stands" Fortunately, he modified his attempts to projects in New Caledonia, Japan, the says Piano. "The same name was generate an architectural character based on United States, Germany, Italy and France. given to the establishment in which Winner of the 1998 Pritzker Architecture technological forms with a concern for user Fiat, at the end of the First World War, comfort and needs. In his more recent works, Prize, the versatile Piano has also designed placed its hopes for future growth. subway stations, bridges, a prototype car, Piano has applied his structural experiments "La Bolla", Lingotto, Turin At the beginning of the 1980s, after cruise ships and a ferro-cement sailboat. sixty years of uninterrupted activity, to a range of social and civic projects. With offices in Paris, Genoa and Berlin, Piano's 100- Lingotto was sent into retirement, its place taken by new Principal works person architectural firm juggles as many as a dozen world- and more modern factories. This left Fiat and Turin with ● class projects at a time. In addition to a 38-story office 1971 - 1978 Centre Pompidou, Paris, France the great opportunity (or great problem) represented by ● 1978 UNESCO Urban Reconstruction tower for Sydney, Australia, that will be enveloped by a a quarter of million square meters of unused space. "In massive translucent "sail," current projects include a Workshop, Otranto, Italy 1984 twenty architects were invited to contribute projects ● 1982 Menil Collection Houston, Texas, performing arts to an international exhibition. In the end my proposal for complex in USA the re-utilization of the building was chosen: it was based ● Rome, a on its transformation into a multipurpose centre devoted 1981 - 1984 Schlumberger Renovation, Paris, pilgrimage France to the service industry and innovation - a piece of city, church in with all its complexities and subtleties" ● 1983 - 1984 Prometeo Musical Space Design, southern Italy, "Against a background of profound changes in the city's Venice and Milan, Italy a combination economy", Piano adds, "it was necessary to find not just ● 1983 - 1995 Lingotto Turin, (Torino), Italy store and a new use for the former factory, but also a new role; not ● 1983 - 1991 Subway Stations, Genoa, Italy artisans' studio just an urban function, but also a symbolic one. Once ● 1987 - 1990 Bercy 2 Euromarche, Paris, France for the luxury- again, just as in the 1920s, Lingotto was expected to ● 1988 - 1989 IRCAM Extension, Paris, France goods maker indicate the way forward for the city. So Lingotto, having ● 1988 - 1994 Kansai International Airport, Hermès in abandoned its single function of manufacturing automobiles, Tokyo, and a Osaka Kansai, Japan was to be given a multifaceted future: centre of technology ● proposed new 1989 - 1991 UNESCO Laboratory and and trade fair, incubator and university, park and auditorium." Workshop, Punta Nave (Genoa), museum for The overall project at Lingotto, in Turin, is of vast dimensions: Harvard Italy 246 000 square metres of building, with the main body ● 1991 - 1998 Potsdamer Platz Berlin-Tiergarten, University. 507 metres long, of which 40 000 square metres already Piano also Germany function as offices, trade fair centre, conference centre, ● oversaw one of auditorium and heliport. Also coming up are the 2006 1993 - 1998 Mercedes Benz Design Centre the most IRCAM extension, Paris Winter Olympics for which the Lingotto will be one of Sindelfingen (Stuttgart), Germany ● 1995 Service Complex Nola (Naples), Italy ● 1995 - 2000 Renovation of Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France ● 1996 - 1997 Ferrari Wind Tunnel Maranello (Modena), Italy ● 1996 Mixed-Use Tower Complex, Sydney, Australia ● 1997 New Metropolis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Entrance to Lingotto, Turin "La Bolla", detail A very special conference room, Lingotto, Turin

6 Katia Ricciarelli scores triumphant success in Tel Aviv atia Ricciarelli's performance on April 13th voice and strong personality which was evident in K 2002 at the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv, her music. Mrs. Ricciarelli was moved by the public's packed with 2,800 attentive opera and music lovers, gratitude when everyone applauded and thanked left audiences mesmerized. The conductor of the her for her courage and motivation to come to Israel. Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Amos Talmon, She proved, once again, to be a true master of her opened the concert in an unexpected manner by trade by embracing the challenge of teaching three playing the Israeli national anthem. The crowd, master classes in Israel (Herzliya, Tel Aviv and undoubtedly, was touched by the national hymn and Jerusalem) and concluding her week-long stay with began to sing in unison. this incredible concert. Katia Ricciarelli showed us Once the mood was set Katia Ricciarelli appeared what it means to be a real professional, gracing our on stage and the crowd enthusiastically welcomed stage with her presence and for that we once again her. She enchanted audiences with her spectacular thank her.<> Shaham and EVENTS IN ITALY cinema in a beautiful, romantic city that Tel. +39-045-800 5151 the Berlin San Remo Fireworks invites leisurely strolls at dusk. Last year Fax. +39-045-801 3287 Championship marked the 90th birthday of Giancarlo Fashion In Milano Menotti, composer and founder of the Philharmonic 1-13 July 2002 festival. This bouncy nonagenarian still 23-26 June 2002 takes a very active part in the proceedings. Milano Freestyle More than For this occasion, the operatic centrepiece triumph 300,000 of the festival was La Santa di Bleecker The Italian capital of fashion, Milan is people make Street, the composer's most widely- keeping tabs on global changes in style their way to acclaimed piece and also one of his at 'Milano Freestyle', organised jointly in Palermo San Remo, favourites. Other highlights include dance by the Camera Nazionale della Moda just over the by the Royal Danish Ballet, the Paul Italiana and Promozione Moda Italia. Italian border Taylor Dance Company and the Indian According to fashion gurus it is now old from Monte company Madhu and Sajeev Samudra hat to separate formal wear from sport Carlo, to Performing Arts. and recreational wear, as new fabrics and enjoy the efforts of the world's finest Contact Information: the increasing demand for comfort and pyrotechnicians, who turn the night skies Spoleto Tourist Office ease of movement blur the boundaries into momentary works of art. Major Tel. +39 0743 220 311 firework manufacturers from Spain, between classic and casual attire. The France, China and even Australia take new 'freewear' will be on display at 'Milano part in this competition, while visitors to Arena di Verona - Freestyle' exhibition. The show is bound the event get to vote on the shows that to create more than a ripple of international they think are most spectacular. The town 80th Festival 2002 interest as hard-hitting figures show that of San Remo is a natural choice for this the move towards casual wear is the way amazing event. Not only is it easily of the future. The exhibition also considers accessible from Monaco, but the town the role of the internet in the merchandising slopes down a hill to the harbour, creating of the fashion industry and showcases a perfect natural amphitheatre for the firework displays. Two piers which jut weird and wonderful new products. out into the sea allow fireworks to be Contact Information: launched in total safety, as well as Fiera Milano guaranteeing maximum visibility from Tel. +39-02-499 71 all points of the town. 21 June - 1 September 2002 The Arena of Verona will create the he opening concert of the Contact Information: backdrop to these outstanding operas: SposaItalia - Bridal wear T orchestra's Italian tour took San Remo Tourist Office AIDA place at the Teatro Massimo on May Tel. +39-0184 571 571 Giuseppe Verdi Fashion Show 21, 29 June - 7, 11, 14, 21, 23 July Day and the program included 1, 11, 15, 22, 29 August 28 June - 1 July Beethoven's "Egmont", "Concerto Spoleto Festival - Festival 1 September for violin and orchestra op. 77," with Fashion capital Milan organises a packed Israeli violinist Gil Shaham as soloist, dei Due Mondi CARMEN Georges Bizet programmed for SposaItalia, the annual and "Symphony n. 5, op. 95" by 28 June - 22, 28 June - 5, 12, 18, 26 July bridalwear trade show. Around 100 fashion Dvorak. They received an enthusiastic 14 July 2, 8, 14, 18, 23, 27 August houses come to the event and around 100 standing ovation that lasted 20 minutes. IL TROVATORE national and international labels are Conductor Abbado, Shaham and the 2002 Giuseppe Verdi exhibited, attracting a crowd of 4000 orchestra gave concerts in Florence, 6, 13, 19, 24, 27 July - 3 August visitors. There are breakfasts hosted by Situated in the top designers as well as catwalk shows Ferrara, Brescia and Turin, and NABUCCO Giuseppe Verdi completed the tour in Vienna on May green heart of and a gala evening - all providing Umbria, 20, 25, 28, 31 July 12-13. This tour signalled the end of 4, 9, 13, 16, 20, 25, 30 August opportunities to network and pick up the Spoleto is bridal styles for the coming year. the relationship between Abbado and taken over by TOSCA the German orchestra, which started a whirlwind of artistic activity during its Giacomo Puccini Contact Information: in 1989. Sir Simon Rattle will replace annual festival: enjoy quality classical 10, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31 August Fiera Milano him.<> music, theatre, ballet, visual arts and Contact Information: Tel. +39-02-499 71<>

7 EVENTS IN ISRAEL

th 1973 Yom Kippur War, an event that profoundly Contact Information: 19 Jerusalem International shaped his life and work. Gitai gradually turned Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Tel Aviv toward filmmaking, using a Super8 camera his Tel. 03-523.4544 Film Festival mother had given him for his birthday. He began making short, abstract films featuring landscapes 18-27 July 2002 and political rallies. Since then, based alternately Musica Nova - This year, as always, this in Israel, the United States, and France, Gitai has Renato Rivolta well known Film Festival produced an extraordinary, wide-ranging, and deeply will screen the best of personal body of work. In roughly 40 films, working June 29, 2002 International cinema, in documentary, fictional, and historical modes, including Feature Films, Gitai has explored the layers of history in the Middle Continuing this new tradition Renato Rivolta will Documentaries, Short, East and beyond, including his own personal history, once again return to Israel to conduct his pieces in Animation, Mediterranean Cinema, Israeli Cinema, through such themes as homeland and exile, religion, front of his attentive local audience. Israel welcomes New Directors, Classics and Retrospectives. social control, and utopia. Daniela Turco's book on the encore performance of this Maestro within the Italy will be taking part, as every year, in the Jerusalem Amos Gitai is divided into two sections; the first Music Nova Consort. Film Festival. Some of the best directors past and is a wide ranging collection of opinions on the Contact Information: present such as: Silvio Soldini with his film Burning cinema of Gitai, by some of the most celebrated Tel Aviv Museum of Art in the Wind, Maurizio Sciarra, Sandro Lai and critics and reviewers. The second section is an Tel. 03-696.1297<> Laura Betti, with her film Reason of a Dream, will intense conversation with the director where he be screened. details and expresses the essence of his work and The Festival hands out two awards at the describes the foundations of his profession. International Competition, the Wim van Leer "In the spirit of Freedom Award" for human rights and the Mayor's Award for Jewish Experience. The Jerusalem International Film Sport News Festival is Israel's most important, prestigious and distinguished cinematic event. Contact Information: Juventus wins "Serie A" Jerusalem Cinematheque Tel. 02-565.4333 uventus owner and Fiat Honorary Chairman Presentation of "Come si J snatched the Giovanni Agnelli who saw the game Italian Serie A on television at his home in Turin. Insegna l'Intelligenza" championship in "I'm sorry for Inter and I saw Ronaldo's ("How Do You Teach Intelligence?") May by winning 2- tears, referring to Inter's star Brazilian 0 against striker, who wept openly after his by Nessia Laniado Udinese as team's trashing in Rome. But then, soccer is June 18, 2002 Inter, the also all about disappointments", Agnelli said. team tipped Juventus' coach Marcello Lippi said he had This book, prefaced and inspired by Professor to win the never lost hope of winning the championship of Psychology Reuven Feuerstein, will be of title, went despite setbacks during the season. "To come particular interest to the parents of small children. down to a back and win, that's fantastic". said Lippi, who The book explains that the most important lesson humiliating and returned to Juventus this year after being sacked your child should learn is the wisdom and unexpected 4-2 by Inter shortly after the start of the season last year. intelligence to understand that every action and defeat against Lazio. Nevertheless, Lippi played the gentleman and said every word spoken has an equivalent and parallel "At the end of half- Inter, Juventus and consequence. time, we were Roma all deserved Contact Information: drawing 2-2 and I a round of applause Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Tel Aviv told everyone to for throwing up a Tel. 03-523.4544 keep cool. Instead thrilling three-way they just seemed to dog-fight. Conference on "Cinema lose their heads" said Inter's Argentinian coach Hector Roma coach Fabio Cuper. "What a disappointment, what else is there Capello, who led Forza di Pace su Amos Gitai" left to say". said Inter Chairman Massimo Moratti, his team to victory who has invested billions in the club. I'm just as sorry last year, said (Amos Gitai - Cinema the power for peace) for the players, but they could have put more heart Juventus deserved by Daniela Turco into it", he added. "Grazie Juventus", said Juventus' the title. "Since June 25, 2002 they always believed they could Christian Vieri shows anguish Amos Gitai was born do it, they deserve as Inter miss out in 1950. After it", Capello said. mandatory military Roma's 0-1 victory against Torino today left it second service, Gitai followed at 70 points, just one short of Juventus and one point his father's footsteps ahead of Inter at 69. AC Milan's 3-0 win over Lecce and studied gave them fourth place and will allow them into the architecture, first at the qualifying phases for the Champions League. With Technion Institute in its 2-1 victory against Atalanta Chievo will join Lazio Haifa, and then at the in the Uefa cup next season. Fiorentina, already University of California-Berkeley in the United relegated for the third time in its history after a financial States. Gitai's studies were disrupted by the Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero meltdown, was joined by Venezia, Lecce and Verona embraces teammate David Trezeguet last in the serie B slot.<>

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