Lucerne – Music, Maurizio Pollini closes the Lucerne Festival

The grand finale of the Lucerne Festival will feature a performance by world-famous pianist Maurizio Pollini, considered one of the greatest of the post-WWII period, admired both for his great virtuosity and vast repertoire. The concert is scheduled for Sunday 29 November at 18:30 at the Kultur- und Kongresshaus Luzern and has been organised by […]

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Prague – “Life in a sketch”: on the life of Italian cartoonists

“Life in a sketch” is the story that starts with the hands of Italian cartoonists; a journey on paper that began two years ago with a book of over 60 photos, drawings and moments in the lives of 11 cartoonists that led to this photographic exhibition in Prague. The project was curated by Marika Dalloco […]

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Khartoum – Small directors grow, film festival at the embassy in Sudan

The capital of Sudan, Khartoum, became the capital of cinema for three days with an event promoted by Embassy of Italy in Sudan, during which author, screenwriter and director of over 70 short films Francesco Cinquemani held a workshop for aspiring young directors. Ambassador of Italy to Sudan Fabrizio Lobasso, commenting on one of the […]

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Khartoum – Small directors grow, film festival at the embassy in Sudan

The capital of Sudan, Khartoum, became the capital of cinema for three days with an event promoted by Embassy of Italy in Sudan, during which author, screenwriter and director of over 70 short films Francesco Cinquemani held a workshop for aspiring young directors. Ambassador of Italy to Sudan Fabrizio Lobasso, commenting on one of the […]

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Jakarta – Dance performance by Tecnologia Filosofica

Dancer-choreographer Francesca Cinalli and composer-musician Paolo De Santi are touring Indonesia, where tomorrow they will present the dance performance “Niji_una preghiera” in Jakarta with the Tecnologia Filosofica company. The event will be hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute of the Indonesian capital, which has organised it in collaboration with the Italian embassy. The tour is […]

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Algeria – Italy guest of honour at International Trade Fair for Public Works

Italian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio will join Algerian Minister for Public Works Abdelkader Ouali in opening the 13th edition of the International Trade Fair for Public Works (SITP), where Italy is guest of honour. The fair is the most important trade event in northern Africa, and is dedicated to the construction and […]

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Filippo Grandi confirmed as UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Gentiloni: source of national pride

 “The United Nations General Assembly’s unanimous approval of the appointment proposed in recent days by Ban Ki-moon of Filippo Grandi as High Commissioner for Refugees is a source of great national pride and satisfaction”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. “We have backed Filippo Grandi for a post to which Italy […]

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Including the disability dimension in development programmes and policies

“Including Disability in Development Cooperation: Experiences of Collaboration between Governments, NGOs and DPOs” is the topic of an international conference held on Wednesday 18 November at the Farnesina in Rome. The conference was introduced by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mario Giro, and jointly sponsored by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation and […]

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Cassa Depositi e Prestiti: savings and finance at the service of growth. Meeting at the Farnesina

The Farnesina hosted a meeting today of the Ambassadors accredited in Rome with President of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Claudio Costamagna who outlined the group’s international activities. The meeting offered an opportunity to examine the CDP’s support for infrastructure investments, its role in the country’s growth and its new skills in matters of international cooperation. […]

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State funeral for former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt

The Farnesina informs that President Emeritus Giorgio Napolitano will participate officially in the funeral for former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Helmut Schmidt to be held in Hamburg on 23 November.

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Tokyo – When language becomes music: in search of “recitar cantando”

Musicologist and scholar Luciana Galliano will hold a conference at 18:30 on 18 November at the Umberto Agnelli Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo on Opera, born of the “recitar cantando” style blending voice and music. The conference will explore the use of the Italian language in lyrical music from the year 1000 […]

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Asunción – Stefano Bollani, piano wizard, for the first time in Paraguay

After performances in the world’s most prestigious venues (Umbria Jazz, the Montreal Festival, New York’s “Town Hall”, Venice’s “Fenice” and Milan’s “La Scala”), eclectic and inventive pianist Stefan Bollani will perform for the first time ever in Paraguay at 20:00 on Wednesday 18 November at the Ignacio A. Pane municipal theatre of Asunción. Presenting the […]

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