February 16th
THE GENTLE COLD
Winter
11:00 AM – Patio
WINTER ARIAS
Opera arias concert with AsLiCo singers
From Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Quel guardo il cavaliere…So anch’io la virtù magica
Rosalba Ducato, soprano
From Le nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart
Hai già vinta la causa
Inoue Tamon, baritone
From Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
L’altra notte in fondo al mare
Alessia Camarin, soprano
From Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Dal labbro il canto estasiato vola
Gerardo Dell’Affetto, tenor
From Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Sul fil d’un soffio etesio
Rosalba Ducato, soprano
From Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
É sogno? O realtà?
Inoue Tamon, baritone
From Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
Un bel dì vedremo
Alessia Camarin, soprano
From Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Psst, psst, Nannetta
Rosalba Ducato, soprano
Gerardo Dell’Affetto, tenor
Eric Foster, pianist
2:00 PM and 3:30 PM
GUIDED TOUR OF VILLA ERBA
Led by Donatella Bonini
From 4:30 PM to midnight
FEMM(E)
Workshops, activities, and music for an evening dedicated to women
Curated by SFM srl
An event created by women for women. A day to celebrate the female gender and all its facets. New entrepreneurial realities will be discovered through talks and workshops, stories of life changes, and much more. The day will conclude with a "pink night," where you can feel like you're at a pajama party with your friends.
The audience can register for different activities (three in the afternoon), the aperitif time, or the concluding evening to allow more people to join.
From 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
PINK WORKSHOP in Sala Camino, Sala Biblioteca, and Sala Lettura
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Crochet Lesson: Together with Sofia Guarisco and her new brand, La Tisanina Studio, the audience will learn the first steps to create small items using crochet tools. She makes bags of all types and shapes, but for this occasion, she will teach how to make small and colorful coasters.
Sala del Camino
Max 20 people
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5:00 PM Tea (in collaboration with English School): Like in a typical English evening, the audience can create their own tea blend by mixing various herbs. During the tasting, the girls from the English School will facilitate conversations and comment on the most famous rom-coms. Gossip will be the heart of the discussions, in English, of course!
Sala Lettura / Biblioteca
Max 25 people
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Floral Workshop: The audience will create small works of art using dried and fresh flowers. The goal is to harmonize the colors and shapes of the flowers to create pieces that participants can take home as a souvenir of their experience at the villa.
Sala Musica
Max: to be confirmed
From 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
PINK TALK and APERITIF
From 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM, four talks will explore various worlds between fashion and sports, where the audience will listen to stories of women who have realized and created their dreams and projects. Tamara Aberenge and Stefania Rusconi of Como Eventi will moderate the discussion, asking questions to the guests and the audience, so everyone can intervene and express their opinions.
The speakers will be:
- Francesca Irranca: Image Consultant
- The founders of APTENIA: Greta Vergani, Marta Zanazzi, Carolina Zanazzi
- Martina Rizzelli and Erika Fasana: Olympic Gymnasts
- TELEFONO DONNA Association
During the talks and afterward, there will be a bar run by the Super Social Club, with the option to grab a bite.
From 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM
PINK NIGHT
An evening to sing Taylor Swift and have fun with friends, without heels and worries.
Starting from 9:00 PM, the all-female audience can dance to the hits of top pop stars, both Italian and international, while also getting their hair and makeup done in the beauty room by Zamira Dini and her team or reading their tarot cards with Pauline Fazzioli.
INFORMATION
Free admission with mandatory reservation: RESERVATIONS
Limited capacity. Reservations expire 15 minutes before the start of each event.
Please be punctual.
FUORI VILLA
Villa Bernasconi – Cernobbio
From 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
ROOTS EXHIBITION | RADICI
Exhibition curated by Italea Lombardia
Inspired by the graphic novel of the same name by Bruna Martini
Organized by the Municipality of Cernobbio
Continuing the activities promoted for 2024, the Year of Italian Roots in the World, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italea Lombardia, in collaboration with the Municipality of Cernobbio, presents the exhibition "Roots | Radici," inspired by the eponymous graphic novel by Bruna Martini. Eight panels from the book are displayed at Villa Bernasconi, accompanied by a selection of objects found over years of research in archives, libraries, public offices, and antique shops in Italy and Argentina.
Villa Bernasconi opens to the public with the invitation, “Come visit me, I have stories to tell”: a museum that is first and foremost a "talking house," the perfect place to host the testimony of a "journey of roots" connected to the Lario area.
In Roots | Radici, Bruna Martini guides us, through illustrated panels and color suggestions, on a journey to discover the story of her ancestor Gracco Cornelio Rondalli, who left Calolzio in Lecco province in 1915. His memory had been completely forgotten by the family. Bruna moves like an investigator, uncovering information that tells the life of her great-great-grandfather and the millions of Italians like him who left Italy seeking fortune elsewhere.
In a world that has always dealt with uprooting and the construction of new identities, Bruna Martini’s graphic memoir shifts from a personal story to a collective one, connecting the past, present, and future and encouraging reflection on legacy and ties to the land.
10:30 AM
MEMORIES AS ROOTS, BRANCHES AS DREAMS
Workshop for children and families from 6 to 100 years old
Led by Cristina Quadrio of Fata Morgana
A free creative workshop to play and discover. Who am I? Where do I come from? Where do I want to go? To stand tall, we remember and stretch our arms like wings, gazing towards the sky. Paper, colors, memories, dreams, and imagination to create our roots.
4:00 PM
PAST, ROOTS, AND HIDDEN TREASURES WITHIN US
Conference with Silvia Ostini, psychologist and psychotherapist, and presentation of the book Oltre l’oscurità (Beyond Darkness) by Marilena Taormina, holistic practitioner, who presents her book Oltre l’oscurità.
Winter is the season when Nature withdraws its energy in anticipation of the spring awakening, similar to animals in hibernation. We take advantage of this time to tune into the energies of the season, bringing us within ourselves to observe and listen to what lies hidden in our depths. Like the goddess Persephone, who faces darkness to emerge transformed in Spring, we can meet the shadows of our past, integrate our roots, and claim the hidden treasures—our still-unrecognized resources.
INFORMATION
Free admission with mandatory reservation on www.villabernasconi.eu
Limited capacity. Reservations expire 15 minutes before the start of each event.
Please be punctual.
In collaboration with Teatro Sociale Como /AsLiCo, Villa Erba opens to the public with four days dedicated to culture that follow the rhythm dictated by the seasons.
