Tel Aviv – Bellini’s Norma delights Israeli audiences
Tel Aviv will stage a new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma, the opera that made its debut at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala on 26 December 1831. The premiere is scheduled for 30 November – with performances until 17 December – at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, the venue of the Israeli Opera, which promotes […]
Read moreChina – Testimonial for Chef Carlo Cracco during the Week of Italian Cuisine
The first Week of Italian Cuisine in the World has just come to an end in China, featuring over 70 events across the country. The special testimonial of the Week was for star-rated Chef Carlo Cracco, who participated on 25 and 26 November in several events in Beijing that indulged Chinese households in Italian culinary […]
Read moreIDLO Partnership Forum – Access to Justice and The Rule of Law as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges
On the occasion of the yearly Assembly of the Parties of the IDLO (International Development Law Organization), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is hosting the IDLO Partnership Forum: Access to Justice and The Rule of Law as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges. Inspired by the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, with […]
Read moreMalta for Italy, Marco Arcidiacono’s watercolours on show for Amatrice
In his watercolours, Marco Arcidiacono reproduces the colours of the Mediterranean by plunging into the beauties of the Mare Nostrum, one of Italy’s greatest treasures. His work will be on display in Malta in an exhibition to support the inhabitants of Amatrice who were struck by the earthquake. The watercolour exhibition entitled “Malta for Italy” […]
Read moreAustralia – Vivacissimo mandolin concert in Sydney
The Anna Schivazappa-Claudio Fontana duo will have the task of enlivening the ninth edition of ‘Vivacissimo 2016’, the music programme that the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney organises every year. The two musicians, who respectively play the mandolin and the piano, will present a programme mainly focused on mandolin music composed by Raffaele Calace, Vittorio […]
Read moreJapan – Tokyo celebrates famous cartoon based on De Amicis novel
Forty years since the release of the first Japanese TV episode adapted from De Amicis’ novel ‘Cuore’, Tokyo will celebrate the book by screening 52 episodes of the animation series “Marco -Dagli Appennini alle Ande” [Marco, from the Appennines to the Andes]. The cartoon is considered to be a milestone in the world history of […]
Read more“Postcards from the other Italy” – Discovering London’s thousand faces
Isabella is perfectly integrated in London’s multicultural society: she came to London one and a half years ago to work in the Human Resources division of a Chinese company in the City. “Meeting Brits in London has become a rarity but the wonderful thing about this city is that it enables people to find affinities […]
Read moreItaly-Germany, Minister Gentiloni arrives in Berlin
Minister Gentiloni arrived in Berlin today on a mission that includes, besides the opening of the exhibition on the history of Italian military internees, his participation tomorrow in the session titled “Crises as the New Normal? Perspectives of German and European Foreign Policy” of the 4th Berlin Foreign Policy Forum, promoted by the Koerber Foundation. […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy – Russia: Italian business mission to Kaluga
An Italian business mission to the Russian region of Kaluga took place on 15 and 16 November. The Italian Embassy in the Russian Federation, the ICE-Italian Trade Agency, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Moscow, the Russian-Italian Chamber of Commerce, Italy’s entrepreneurial associations operating in the Russian Federation (Confindustria Russia, and GIM-Unimpresa), and 25 Italian […]
Read moreChina – A course for new Ambassadors of Italian wine closes with awards for 80 sommeliers
Italian wine exports to China have increased by 30.4% in the first 8 months of 2016, compared to an average rise of 24% in the rest of the world. With a view to supporting the internationalisation of Italy’s wine-producing sector, ICE-Agency, in conjunction with the Ministry of Economic Development, is carrying out several promotional activities […]
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