“Violet Trefusis in Florence” is an event sponsored by the Municipality of Florence which celebrates the life and work of the London writer who died in the Tuscan capital in 1972, after having lived there for many years and having bonded to the city with humility and empathy: "I like Florentines per thousand reasons: intransigence, respect for certain traditions, sarcasm, pleasure of life and skill in craftsmanship.”
The spirit of the event dedicated to Violet Trefusis curated by Tiziana Masucci (biographer and curator of the writer) is not that of a commemoration but a lively, lively and engaging portrait. From the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the exhibition to the concerts. From thematic walks – in the city and in Bellosguardo – full of anecdotes and curiosities – to the Italian-English reading I Papagalli sull'Arno, passing through the musical comedy Hello Violet!.
The exhibition "Violet Trefusis in Florence" was inaugurated on April 21st at 17pm in via Maggio 30, on the first floor of the Palazzo di St Mark's, and will remain open from April 18nd to May 22th, from 4am to 10pm and from 12:30 to 14:30, while the show Hello Violet! (April 17 at 00 pm) and the concerts (April 22-20-30 at 24 pm) will be held in the Church of St Mark in via Maggio 26. The Anglo-Italian reading I Papagalli sull'Arno (April 28 at 21 pm ) will instead take place at the British Institute of Florence at Lungarno Guicciardini, 15.
Born in London in 1894, but lived for a long time between Paris and Florence, Violet Trefusis, writer, poet and patron of the arts, was a leading figure on the European cultural scene. In 1960 you were Commendatore of the Italian Republic "for literary merits and for the attachment shown to our country". After her disappearance, she left 5 million lire to the city of Florence for the city's poor.
