Belgrade: old Serbian books published in Venice on show
To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the publication of the first Serbian books in Venice, the Serbian National Library in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade present the exhibition “Venetian Publishers of Serbian Books 1519-1824” curated by Vladimir Anđelković. Starting from the end of the 15th century, a large number of Serbian migrants […]
Read moreBrussels: Medal of Honor awarded to Tatiana and Andra Bucci
Elena Basile, the Italian Ambassador to Belgium, conferred the medal of the Order to the Merit of the Italian Republic upon Liliana (Tatiana) Bucci who survived the Holocaust together with her sister Alessandra (Andra) Bucci. Brought to Auschwitz on 4 April 1944, Tatiana and Andra were respectively 6 and 4 years old when they reached the […]
Read moreSt. Petersburg: on stage the production by the Piccolo Teatro di Milano
A great success was recorded by ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’ by Thomas Middleton, in the adaptation by director Declan Donnellan and produced by the Piccolo Teatro di Milano that was staged at the Aleksandrinskij Theatre in St. Petersburg thanks to the partnership between the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MIBAC) and the Italian Cultural Institute. […]
Read moreExhibition ‘Italia Inquadra’ opens in Bahia Blanca
The Italian Consul General in Bahia Blanca officially opened the exhibition “Italia Inquadra” which brings together works by Italian artists and Argentinian artists who have a connection to Italy. The Municipality of Bahia Blanca and the Scuola Normale of the Università del Sud also participated in the project. The principal aim of the exhibition, apart […]
Read moreRetrospective dedicated to Vittorio De Sica to be held in Buenos Aires
Some of the films that have made Italian Cinema great will be screened in the historic ‘Sala Lugones’ hall in Buenos Aires for the retrospective dedicated to Vittorio De Sica, as part of the initiative ‘Italia in scena’ organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. ‘Sciuscià’(Shoeshine), ‘Matrimonio all’Italiana’ (Marriage Italian Style) as well as ‘Ladri di biciclette’ (Bicycle Thieves), ‘Miracolo a Milano’ (Miracle in Milan) and […]
Read moreBelgium: Meeting to Coordinate Consular Services
The Italian Ambassador in Brussels, Elena Basile, hosted an important meeting to coordinate consular services, at the presence of the Consul General of Charleroi and the representatives of the Committees of Italians Abroad in Belgium and of the General Council of Italians Abroad. The meeting was also attended by the Honorary Consuls of Antwerp, Ghent, […]
Read moreBelgrade: Pianist Giuseppe Albanese in concert
Pianist Giuseppe Albanese brought his music to Belgrade and Podgorica thanks to the cooperation between the Belgrade Italian Cultural Institute, the “G. Tartini” Conservatory of Trieste and the Italian Embassy in Montenegro. Albanese, one of the most famous pianists of his generation, held two concerts there. The first was performed at the Belgrade Italian Cultural Institute […]
Read moreBeijing: Italian music at the Baroque Music Festival
A five-day cycle of concerts of Italian Renaissance and Baroque music closed the 2019 edition of the “CCOM Baroque Music Festival and Pipe Organ Week”, organised every year in Beijing by the Central Conservatory of Music, the most prestigious classical music conservatory in China. Thanks to the Italian Cultural Institute, Italian and Chinese music experts and […]
Read moreBeijing: Italian music at the Baroque Music Festival
A five-day cycle of concerts of Italian Renaissance and Baroque music closed the 2019 edition of the “CCOM Baroque Music Festival and Pipe Organ Week”, organised every year in Beijing by the Central Conservatory of Music, the most prestigious classical music conservatory in China. Thanks to the Italian Cultural Institute, Italian and Chinese music experts and […]
Read moreParaguay: Oceano, Italian emigration narrated in an opera
Tonight, the Gran Teatro del Banco Central of Paraguay hosts the première of the opera “Oceano”, which pays homage to the epic of Italian emigration to South America at the end of the 19th century. The event is part of the ‘Junio Italiano’ promotional festival organised by the Italian Embassy in Paraguay to celebrate […]
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