La Scala’s second Seoul concert features exceptional cast of singers

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala performed its second concert at Seoul’s Lotte World Theater with a cast of exceptional singers. The La Scala orchestra, again conducted by Maestro Chung, performed Giuseppe Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ in concert form. The cast included Simone Piazzolla (as Boccanegra), Carmen Giannattasio (as Amelia), Fabio Sartori (as Gabriele Adorno), in the leading […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 6 September: latest news from the world

Dubai: Expo Dubai presents “Expo Live”, a 100 mln euro project for innovative solutions The Organizing Committee of Expo Dubai presented to the international business community “Expo Live”, a 100 million euro project for innovative solutions. The project was launched as part of Expo2020, with the aim of promoting innovative solutions that might have a […]

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Japan – Tourism, Italy’s historic hamlets promoted as a tourist destination

Ms Dorina Bianchi, the Undersecretary of State for Tourism, is in Japan to attend the meeting organised at the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Club of the Most Beautiful Hamlets of Italy (I Borghi più Belli d´Italia) and tourism agency ENIT. She said: “Italy is the dream destination of travelers from all over the […]

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Ireland – Dublin hosts public meeting with writer Stefano Benni

The Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin has announced a public meeting with Italian writer Stefano Benni at The Sugar Club on Wednesday, 14 September. Stefano Benni is regarded as one of Italy’s most important writers: his signature combination of social satire and magical realism has turned all his novels into best-sellers. His works include “Bar […]

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Kazakhstan – The show “Being Leonardo Da Vinci” arrives in Almaty

Italian actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory will take his show “Being Leonardo Da Vinci: An Impossible Interview” to Almaty’s Museum of Arts as part of the Year of Italian Culture in Kazakhstan. The initiative is supported by the Italian Embassy. Dressed in period costume, Finazzer Flory will present Da Vinci’s life in an engaging performance in […]

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Postcards from the other Italy – Italian taught to Mexicans

What does an Italian do in one of the most chaotic and dangerous megalopolises in the world? What can spur a 22-year old to move to Mexico City? Davide Dalla Vigna tells us his story in the sixth episode of the second edition of “Postcards from the other Italy”, the web series produced by the […]

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Spain – “Europe 2016: Maps of Poetry” at the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid

On Thursday, 29 September, the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid will host a recital of renowned European poets entitled “Europe 2016: Maps of Poetry”. The initiative is part of the First Week of Languages organized by EUNIC España from 26 to 30 September. The event will be attended by poets from Italy, Romania, Poland, Lithuania, […]

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Australia – Sydney commemorates the anniversary of Bassani’s birth with two events

Sydney will host two lectures on Italian writer and poet Giorgio Bassani to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The University of Sydney’s School of Languages & Culture will host Professor Anna Dolfi’s lectures entitled “Giorgio Bassani: scrivere ‘di la’ dal cuore’” (Giorgio Bassani: writing “beyond the heart”) on Sept. 14 and “Il Giardino […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Seminar on “Redefining Intercultural Dialogue in Time of Crisis: A Mediterranean Perspective” (Farnesina, 8 September 2016)

On 8 September at 4:45 p.m. the Farnesina will host a seminar on “Redefining Intercultural Dialogue in Time of Crisis: a Mediterranean Perspective”. The Seminar is organised by the Institute for International Affairs (IAI) in collaboration with the Italian Network for the Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue (RIDE), which leads the network of the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) in […]

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Brazil – Giorgio Galli is on display in Sao Paulo

“A prática da Arte. O futuro possível” is an exhibition by Italian artist Giorgio Galli hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Sao Paulo. It opened a few days ago and will run until Saturday, October 8. Galli is a versatile artist who started out in Rome’s artistic circles at a young age. He applies ancient fresco and encaustic […]

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Gentiloni: “The Brenner – a bridge with Europe” (Corriere del Trentino)

“Minorities are a bridge between nations and cultures”. This is the innovative value contained in the De Gasperi-Gruber Treaty that Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, wishes to highlight on the occasion of its 70th anniversary. Minister Gentiloni, the 5th of September is the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the De Gasperi-Gruber Treaty. What should be the future […]

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Joint Press Release on meeting between Minister Gentiloni and Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister of India

The Foreign Minister of Italy, Mr. Paolo Gentiloni, and the External Affairs Minister of India, Ms. Sushma Swaraj, held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy on 4th September, during Minister Swaraj’s visit to Rome for the canonisation of Mother Teresa in the Vatican. The two Ministers expressed their satisfaction on the […]

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