International Chamber Music Award “Filippo Nicosia”

The Embassy of Italy in London is pleased to present the First “Filippo Nicosia” International Chamber Music Award, in tribute to the Italian diplomat Filippo Nicosia, former Consul General of Italy in Chongquing, a man of culture who was passionate about music, who died prematurely in 2020. It is an initiative of Simone Gramaglia, the […]

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Commemoration on the 65th anniversary of the Marcinelle disaster – Message from Minister Di Maio

Dear Fellow-Citizens, This year we mark the 65th anniversary of the Marcinelle mining tragedy when, on 8 August 1956 the lives of 262 miners were lost, 136 of whom were Italian. For twenty years, that is, since 2001, Italy has chosen 8 August to symbolically remember all Italian workers who have lost their lives while […]

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Edinburgh: concerto by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato

The Italian Cultural Institute and Italian General Consulate in Edinburgh are promoting a concert by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, accompanied by the Pomo D’Oro, an Italian ensemble that uses antique instruments, as part of the Edinburgh International Festival. According to the New Yorker, “perhaps the most powerful female singer of her generation”, Ms DiDonato was born […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Luigi di Maio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation today with his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. On the agenda: bilateral relations between Italy and the Arab Emirates,  strategic partnership, and regional issues.

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London: a docufilm about the Santarcangelo Festival

The Santarcangelo Festival, the oldest Italian festival dedicated to the arts of the contemporary scene, is one of the most significant European events in the field of theatre and dance. This documentary about its past 50 years was created by Michele Mellara and Alessandro Rossi with the Italian Cultural Institute in London, and will be […]

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, today held a telephone conversation with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Foreign Minister confirmed Italy’s willingness to maintain constant and structured bilateral dialogue with Saudi Arabia and the interest in further intensifying the economic partnership between the two countries. Minister […]

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Prague: a concert by the guitarist Paolo Angeli

On 14 August, as part of ” Seeds for the Seventh Power”, an event organised by the ArtMill Centre for Sustainable Creativity, which occupies an organic farm at Horazdovice in the heart of Bohemia, the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague will be presenting “JAR’A”, a concert by Paolo Angeli that takes its name from Angeli’s […]

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Montevideo: a lecture about Franco Battiato

Three months after the death of the great Sicilian composer Franco Battiato, the Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo will be presenting a lecture by Antonella Agostinis about the artistic career of this tireless experimenter who explored a wide range of musical genres (from pop and prog to ethnics, electronics, and the avant-garde). An interdisciplinary and […]

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Cairo: reading in Italian. An appointment with Giovanni Verga

The Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo is resuming these monthly readings, in Italian, of the most interesting writers of our literature. On 11 August we will be beginning online, via Zoom, with “Vita dei Campi”, a novel written in 1880 by Giovanni Verga, whose centenary will be commemorated next year. In September our guest will […]

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Oslo: a lecture on the restoration of the Giotto frescoes in Assisi

The restoration of Giotto’s frescoes in Assisi has been defined as “a utopia that has become reality” and will be the topic of a conference on 31 August held by the Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo, organised by Camilla Sinding-Larsen, a graduate in Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration […]

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Bogotà: Italy is a participant at the International Book Fair

The Italian Cultural Institute of Bogotá is taking part in the International Book Fair, which has been held in the Colombian capital every year since 1988 and will be running this year until 20 August, bringing together book professionals, publishers, distributors, booksellers, agents and writers for an international showcase that is open to national and […]

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Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, today held a telephone conversation with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Foreign Minister confirmed Italy’s willingness to maintain constant and structured bilateral dialogue with Saudi Arabia and the interest in further intensifying the economic partnership between the two countries. Minister […]

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