Program 770: Sagre Festivals of Italy; Rome Today; Eyewitness in Hungary 1956

Find out what's new in Rome, as the city prepares to shine for the upcoming Jubilee year celebrations.

Head for the hills, and the small town harvest festivals, on the backroads of Italy.

And hear what it was like in Hungary, in October 1956, during one of the most dramatic events of the Cold War period. Author Michael Korda tells us how he tried to help protesting students and workers, who were soon crushed by its Russian-backed government.

It's on the next Travel with Rick Steves.

• Cecilia Bottai, vintner and tour guide based in Rome and Orvieto, Italy
• Virginia Agostinelli, tour guide based in Rome
• Vanessa Nicol, tour guide based in Rome
• Michael Korda, editor-in-chief emeritus at Simon & Schuster

• Cecilia Bottai's family winery near Orvieto is called Tenuta Le Velette.
• Virginia Agostinelli is an instructor with the Rome in Residence program of the University of Washington.
• Vanessa Nicol can be contacted from her Facebook page, and through Active Odysseys, for those interested in including running in a marathon as part of their travels.
• Michael Korda is editor-in-chief emeritus at Simon & Schuster. His memoir of the Hungarian Revolution, "Journey to a Revolution," was published in 2007.  Michael's latest title is "Muse of Fire: World War I as Seen Through the Lives of the Soldier Poets."
• Rick's book of 100 essays from his travels, "For the Love of Europe," includes his reflections on visiting the Dachau concentration camp.

• Tárkány-Müvek, "Hess Paca," The Rough Guide to the Music of Hungary, disc 2 (collection) / World Music Network
• The Philharmonia, John Wallace, trumpet, "Sinfonia to 'Il Nome Glorioso' (Albinoni)," Vivaldi Concerti and Baroque Trumpet Music / Nimbus
• SON_SCD_0689_01601_Tuscan_Train_A_APM
• TCS_TCS_0049_00101_Springtime_Walk_APM
• MYMA_JUST_0152_03401_E_l_Italia_Instrumental_APM
• Bartender, David Tordi, vocal, "Don Raffae," 100% Recycled Music / (self released)
• Pete Thea, "Budapest," Rustic Living for Urbanites / Redbag Music
• * Seattlemusic, "A Feast at the Italian Center," The Contemplation of Bravery: Music by Joseph Bertolozzi/ (self-released)
• Empire Brass, "'Sonate XIII' from 'Canzone e Sonate' (Gabrielle)," Bella Tuscany (collection) / Telarc
• NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, conductor, "The Fountains of Rome: The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset (Respighi)," Italian Orchestral Music / RCA (1949 performance)
• Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos, cond., "'Italiana' from 'Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3' (Respighi)," Bella Tuscany (collection) / Telarc
• SOHO_BOSA_0110_02101_Study_In_Nostalgia_APM
• KOS_KOS_0074_01201_Via_Napoli_APM
• Rome Symphony Orchestra, "'Benedictus from 'Messa di gloria' (Pietro Mascagni)," Magnificat: A Musical Celebration of the Great Jubilee Year of the Year 2000 (various) / Amiata Records
• Adriano Valle and Gabriela Piccini, "Chitarra Romana," Le Canzoni dei Ricordi anni '40, CD 2 (collection) / Duck Record (Italy)
• JW_JW_2027_02901_Hungarian_Dance_No_1_in_G_Minor_APM
• * Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Ofra Harnoy, violin, "Concerto in F Sharp, RV411" (Vivaldi), Disc Drive 2 (collection) / BMG Music Canada
• KPM_KPM_0582_04201_Dark_Jungle_APM
• CEZ_CEZ_4148_00401_Our_Man_In_Budapest_APM
• Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, cond., "Dance Suite: Moderato (Bartok)," Dalí: Música Surreal (collection) / Museum Music
• Slovak Radio Symphony Orch, "National Anthem-Hungary ('Himnusz'), National Anthems of the World / Marco Polo
• Steve Roach, Kevin Brahaney, Richard Burmer, "New Moon at Forbidden Mesa," Western Spaces / Chameleon
• Chantal Juillet, violin, Pascal Rogé, piano, "Kaddish (Ravel, trans. by Lucien Garban)," Ravel: 3 Sonates pour Violin / Decca
• London Sinfionetta, David Zinman, cond., Symphony No. 3, Opus 36, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Gorecki)," Henryk Górecki-Symphony No. 3 / Elektra Nonesuch
• Hungarian Hurdy-Gurdy Orchestra, "Mikor Kend Es Pista Batya," Rough Guide to the Music of Hungary, disc 1 (collection) / World Music

* Indicates filler music used during internal breaks on the broadcast

• This week's segment A interview centers on "harvest festivals" in rural Italy.
• Rick notes in the billboard and segment C open that the short-lived Hungarian Revolution was in October 1956. In the segment A open, and segment B end, he adds that "it's almost 68 years to the day" since it happened.
• The segment B interview is framed in the billboard as an update on "What's New in Rome," in preparation for the upcoming Jubilee Year of 2025.
• At 9:23, Cecilia says sagre can be held all year, and adds that most of them are held from May to late October.
• Rick and the guides from Rome discuss coping with the extreme heat Rome experiences in the summer, in the first half of segment B.
• At 29:35, they discuss a large subway construction project in the center of Rome that is likely to take many years to complete.
• Rick and the Rome guides discuss the 2025 Jubilee Year, declared by the Pope, starting at 35:24. Rick adds that he plans to be filming there at that time. The guides note that restoration projects will be completed by then.
• At 38:06, Rick says "we're coming up on the 68th anniversary" of one of the darkest episodes of the Cold War, in promoting the segment C topic.
• Rick and Michael also discuss challenges to Hungarian democracy with the current Orbán government.