Prague, exceptional tribute to Farinelli by Cecilia Bartoli

A long round of applause, three encores and four standing ovations greeted the tribute to Farinelli by mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, Artistic Director of the Salzburg Festival and conductor of Opéra de Monte-Carlo, at Prague’s Obecni dum on Sunday 7 May. The concert, which was sponsored by the Italian Embassy in Prague, was organised by Nachtigall […]

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The Farnesina opens to the public with Open House

The Farnesina is scheduled to reopen to the public on 20 May on the occasion of the Open House Roma initiative. It will be possible to visit the main rooms of the building and the Farnesina Collection during four time slots starting at 10:30, 11:00, and 12:00 a.m., as well as at 2:30 p.m. The […]

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Zagreb: event on blue economy and bilateral cooperation

The Italian Embassy in Zagreb has scheduled a high-level event on the topic of the blue economy for tomorrow morning, in cooperation with the Croatian Chamber of Economy. The event will focus on possible bilateral cooperation geared towards achieving mutual benefits in the use of sea-related resources; on the one hand, it will delve into […]

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JOINT STATEMENT on efforts to establish a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine

We, the representatives of participants of the Core Group on options for the establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine, gathered today, 9 May 2023, to confirm our unwavering support for peace, security and democracy in the world. We recall that security in Europe and the world are interconnected and can […]

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In Brussels the women who made Europe

On 12 may the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels proposes a meeting with the authors of the book “Pioniere. Le donne che hanno fatto l’Europa” (Pioneers. The women who made Europe). It recounts the lives of eleven women who, with ideas and actions, contributed to building Europe. Their biographies speak of the desire for a […]

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Country Presentation Kosovo: Rome, 11 May 2023

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Agenzia ICE are organising a “Country Presentation” dedicated to the Republic of Kosovo. The event will be held in Rome at Agenzia ICE (Via Liszt 21) on 11 May 2023 starting at 09.30 a.m. and will include an institutional session followed by presentations of opportunities for […]

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Italy joins Ireland’s Bike Week with “Giro d’Italia Ride Green”

The Embassy of Italy, together with other official partners representing Italy in Ireland, is joining the Irish Bike Week 2023 with its own Italian bike ride, “Giro d’Italia Ride Green”. The ride will take place on the morning of Sunday, 14th May 2023 from the western point of Phoenix Park and will end after 8 […]

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Tajani: Italian archaeology abroad, a boost for the country (Il Messaggero)

Today in Campidoglio we will celebrate, with the Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, and the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, the first Italian Archaeology Day abroad, in the presence of the 184 Directors of the Italian Archaeological, Anthropological and Ethnological Missions backed by the Foreign Ministry abroad. From the first archaeological mission in Morocco at […]

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Italian Archaeology Abroad Day

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, speaks at the Italian Archaeology Abroad Day, an event taking place today in Rome, at the Campidoglio. The initiative, organised in cooperation with the Municipality of Rome, is intended to showcase the Italian excellence in archaeological research abroad that the archaeological, […]

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Enzo Avitabile’s concert “Acoustic World” held in Tripoli

A concert by Italian singer-songwriter and saxophonist Enzo Avitabile, one of the leading interpreters of “World Music”, was organised on 6 May by the Italian Embassy in Tripoli in collaboration with the Department of Antiquities of Libya (DoA). The concert, “Acoustic World”, took place in the splendid setting of Tripoli’s Red Castle and presented the […]

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Tajani: “Africa is not a land of conquest. We are worried about private militias” (Avvenire)

“Africa must not become a land of conquest. Today it is unthinkable to imagine a new race for that continent like the one of inauspicious memory of the 19th century. However, in countries such as Sudan, Libya or the Central African Republic, we have long noticed growing foreign influences that are causing a deterioration in […]

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The first stage of the “Fashion Panorama” exhibition in Tirana

The Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana, together with the Centre for Openness and Dialogue (COD), presents the first international stage of the exhibition “Fashion Panorama – The Italian New Wave”, a project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, curated by Vogue Italia. The Director of the Institute, Alessandro Ruggera, said: “The decision […]

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