contessanally: Asolo: Lifestyle – At Home with Franca Coin

Asolo: Lifestyle – At Home with Franca Coin. In the delightful town of Asolo in the Veneto hillsides, in the past home to the English poet Robert Browning, the actress Eleonora Duse, the explorer Freya Stark, the violinist Wilma Neruda and the composer Gian Francesco Malipiero, Franca Coin president of the Fondazione Canova, the Venice International Foundation and Friends of Venice, Italy, Inc. entertains her illustrious guest Susan Stroman. Susan is the American theatre director, choreographer and performer. She is a five-time Tony Award winner, four for Best Choreography and one as Best Director of a Musical for The Producers. Arriving "via boat" on a trip down the Rhine and en route to Cortina, Susan stopped off in Asolo for an intimate dinner with friends.

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Asolo - Lifestyle

Manfredi Bellati and Piergiorgio Coin

Asolo - Lifestyle

Aperitivo

Franca prepares:

Bruschetta - Caponata and Feta with Tomatoes

Mia

The Kitchen

Asolo - Lifestyle

The table is set with flowers from the garden and the tablecloth was embroidered at the famous, Scuola Asolana di Antico Ricamo, the embroidery school in Asolo which was founded by Robert “Pen” Browning in 1891.

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