Carrara marble Carrara marble Carrara marble is a type of white or blue-grey marble of high quality, popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It is quarried in the city of Carrara located in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana, the northernmost tip of modern-day Tuscany, Italy. Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the marble quarries were monitored by the Cybo and Malaspina families who ruled over Massa and Carrara. The family created the "Office of Marble" in 1564 to regulate the marble mining industry. The city
Cristian Carrara Cristian Carrara Cristian Carrara (born January 28, 1977 in Pordenone) is an Italian composer who is active in the Italian social and institutional scene. He graduated in composition from the Conservatory “Jacopo Todini” in Udine under maestro Renato Miani. He is the author of mainly symphonic and chamber music, but also pieces for the musical theatre and television. His compositions are regularly performed in prestigious concert halls, such as the National Academy of St Ceciliai. in Rome, the Berliner Hall, the "Maggio Musicale Fiorentino", the Binyanei Hauma Auditorium in Jerusalem. Carrara collaborates with several famous international artists, among them orchestra