Italy plans 'quality shows' at Colosseum

(ANSA) - Rome, November 21 - Italy plans to stage quality at the Colosseum by arranging an "intelligent reconstruction" of the Flavian amphitheatre, Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said Friday. "I am convinced that an intelligent reconstruction of the Colosseum arena, which is the monument that symbolises the country, could make it become much, much more attractive," Franceschini told the Foreign Press Association in the nation's capital.
    "One must make monuments come alive," he continued. The minister envisioned "classical music, ancient drama, spectacular things that clearly would have enormous cultural value in terms of television rights".
    Franceschini said the idea was a "project that requires both resources and planning, therefore not something that can be done in two minutes - but the debate is open and it is interesting".