MARCH 2023 EVENTS IN FERRARA

EVENTS IN FERRARA
                                      MARCH 2023

'La Furiosa' – Bike Ride
Sunday 5th March 2023
www.lafuriosa.com

An organized 67 km bike ride to discover the beauty of the Ferrarese
countryside with stops along the way for refreshments and to admire orchards,
fields and riverbanks which define the local area. The return journey will
naturally take cyclists along the majestic River Po and the historical city walls
until their arrival in the centre where there will be a pasta party for all the
hungry participants! Visit the website for further details about costs and
booking.

Celebrating Women’s Day – 8th March
Admission to the Estense Castle, municipal and state museums is free of
charge for all female visitors on this day.

Teatro Nuovo - Theatre
Piazza Trento Trieste

Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie / Alice in Wonderland – Musical
11th March at 3.30 p.m. and repeated at 6.30 p.m.
The ticket office is located inside the theatre and is open on:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Thursdays
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The ticket office opens 1 hour before each show for any last-minute tickets on sale.
To book online: biglietteria@teatronuovoferrara.com        Tel: 0532 1862055

Granfondo Del Po 9th Edition – Professional Cycling Race
Sunday 12th March
https://www.granfondodelpo.it/home-2/

If you are interested in participating in a professional cycling race then visit the
official website above, which is also in English. The last day for enrolling is on
Saturday 11th March.

On Sunday 12th, roads around the city centre and leading in and out of Ferrara
may be closed temporarily.

‘Testaperaria’ Children’s Book Shop
Via De’ Romei, 19/A

‘Artista Come Te’ – ‘Artists Like You’

This children’s bookshop in the centre of Ferrara is holding some fun arts and
crafts workshops on the following days:

Wednesday 1st March at 5.30 p.m.
Frutta o viso? Alla scoperta dell’Arcimboldo – Fruit or a face? Disovering
Arcimboldo

Wednesday 15th March at 5.30 p.m.
La medusa in Caravaggio – The Medusa in Caravaggio

Wednesday 22nd March at 5.30 p.m.
Le ballerina di Degas – Degas’ ballerinas

Wednesday 29th March at 5.30 p.m.
Il mondo blu di Yves Klein – The blue world of Yves Klein

Cost: €7,50
Duration: 1 hour
To book: 0532 202823

Children’s Theatre at the Pinacoteca Nazionale
Corso Ercole I d’Este (Palazzo dei Diamanti)
https://gallerie-estensi.beniculturali.it/pinacoteca-nazionale/

Once a month, the Pinacoteca is organizing a theatre performance for
children in its beautiful Salone d’Onore. Through art, music, words and
dancing, these productions set out to explore the wonderful world of animals
and nature, encouraging both children and adults to reflect on life on Earth
and taking care of it. At the end of each performance, time is time for talking
to the actors, musicians, dancers and artists.

‘L’Arco di Noé’
Sunday 19th March, 5 p.m. – 6.30 p.m.

Inspired by the biblical story ‘Noah’s Ark’, a ‘new’ Noah strives to save the
animal kingdom from a world of climatic change and pollution. Meet the
animals one by one as they set out for a cleaner and more peaceful world.

Ticket Office:

The ticket office is inside Palazzo dei Diamanti’s foyer. The entrance to the Pinacoteca is
inside the courtyard, in the left-hand corner.

The children’s theatre is free. Visitors are asked to pay just the entrance fee to the
Pinacoteca which costs €8 for adults. If you have a Coop card, Fai card or you are a student
there are further discounts. Children up to the age of 18 are free.

It is advisable to book tickets in advance for the theatre performances but it is not
compulsory. For further information or to book tickets telephone Sara Piagno 0532/205844

Opening times for the Pinacoteca: Tuesdays to Sundays (and holidays) 10 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
Closed on Mondays.

Concert Season
Teatro Comunale "Claudio Abbado"
Corso Martiri della Libertà, 5
5th March at 10.30 a.m.

Ridotto del Teatro Comunale di Ferrara (the music chambers on
the 1st floor)
NICOLA GUIDETTI - FLUTE
MASSIMILIANO DAMERINI - PIANO
Music by Poulenc, Damerini, Scriabin, Debussy, Varèse, Bartók
27th March at 8.30 p.m.
Teatro Comunale di Ferrara (main theatre)

NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER - VIOLIN
ROBERT KULEK - PIANO
Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Johannes Brahms, Arnold Schönberg,
Ludwig van Beethoven

For tickets:
Telephone: 0532 202675
Email: biglietteria.teatro@comune

Concerts at Casa Romei Museum
Via Savonarola 30

Concerts start at 5 p.m. at one of Ferrara’s hidden gems – a delightful
merchant’s house right in the heart of the city.

Thursday 2nd March – Piano concerto with music from Schubert and Brahms

Thursday 9th March – Excerpts from operas - lyrical

Thursday 16th March – Two centuries of music represented by the mandolin,
harpsichord and piano with music from Vivaldi, Beethoven, Paolucci, Munier
and Calace

Thursday 23rd March – Quartet: clarinet, violin, viola and cello

Thursday 30th March – ‘La sincera storia di Mackie Messer’- lyrical

Booking is advisable: 0532 234130
Email: drm-ero.casaromei-fe@cultura.gov.it
Museum entrance: €5