Stockholm – Climate soil and landscape: a lecture by Luca Mercalli
The wider public knows him as TV’s “weatherman with the butterfly”, but he is much more: Luca Mercalli is, in fact, an internationally renowned climatologist who will present a lecture on 7 September (at 18:00) at the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm entitled “Climate, soil, landscape: how to stop the race to the edge of […]
Read morePrague – Traditions and notes: the polyphonic songs of Sardinia
The traditional polyphonic songs of Sardinia, as well as those of Corsica, will be featured in a concert by the world famous Mediterranean polyphonic group “Cuncordu e Tenore de Orosei” on Tuesday 15 September (at 20:00) at Prague’s Hlahol (Masarykovo nábřeží 16), promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreArgentina – “9×10 Novanta”, Homage to Istituto Luce presented in Rosario
The film “9×10 Novanta” will be presented on 9 September in Rosario, Argentina, and is the original homage to the Istituto Luce produced by nine of the most renown of Italian filmmakers. Shown at the 2014 Venice film festival as a special event, the film will be presented as a non-competing entry at the 22nd […]
Read moreMoscow – Made in Italy in the forefront at CPM apparel fair
The 25th edition of the Collection Premiere Moscow (CPM) apparel and accessories fair opened in Moscow, with Italy occupying a prominent position. Sistema Moda Italia (Smi), Ente Moda Italia (Emi) and Agenzia Ice Organisers joined forces to organise the Italian pavilion, where approximately 100 Italian firms will present 150 collections of men’s and women’s, children’s […]
Read moreMarseille – Concert Thursday by Germany’s first electronic orchestra
France and Italy come together for an important event dedicated to electronic music. In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, the Goethe Institute of Marseille, has organised a concert for 3 September by the first electronic music orchestra, conducted by Rochus Aust, a German composer who transfers the physics discoveries of Ampère and Fabry into […]
Read moreDar Es Salaam – Italian mobile medical unit opens in Tanzania
Italy is working on behalf of women in Tanzania, where a specialised mobile unit equipped to perform mammograms was donated by the Italian non-profit association Ruvuma to the S. Maria Nascente of Mbweni, run by Indian nuns of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (DMI). The goal is to promote the prevention of tumours of the […]
Read moreBrazzaville – Azzurri Stars, old glories in the field for Made in Italy
On 2 September, four champions of Italy’s winning 2006 World Cup team – Fabio Cannavaro, Simone Perrotta, Gianluca Zambrotta and Simone Barone – will join other greats such as Totò Schillaci, ‘Penna Bianca’ Fabrizio Ravanelli, Damiano Tommasi, Stefano Tacconi and Antonio Benarrivo as the “Azzurri Stars”. They will be matched in the new Brazzaville stadium, […]
Read moreGeneva – 50th anniversary of Mattmark tragedy
A solemn commemoration will be held in the Canton Vallese on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Mattmark landslide in which 88 dam construction workers – 56 of whom were Italians – tragically lost their lives. The ceremony’s more than 1,000 participants will include Undersecretary for Regional Affairs Gianclaudio Bressa, Italian Consul […]
Read moreCopenhagen – Ambassador’s residence open for Golden Days
It will be open house on 17 September at the Ambassador of Italy’s 18th century Copenhagen residence, which is normally closed to the public. The occasion is the Golden Days Festival and has been organised in cooperation with the French embassy in the Danish capital. The two historically significant buildings will be open to the […]
Read moreMontreal – Madama Butterfly opens opera season
Great expectations for Giacomo Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”, scheduled to open the 36th opera season on 19 September (19:30) at the Place des Arts opera House in Montreal, Canada, the most important French-speaking venue in North America. The event has been arranged thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, and will be […]
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