Italian Masterpieces on Stage at the Opera Festival Of Chicago
The Opera Festival Of Chicago, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, presents a series of original Italian works, with masterpieces rarely performed on the US stages, built around the theme “Power, Glory, and Betrayal”. The festival will open on 6 July with one of the most famous compositions by Ildebrando Pizzetti, “Murder in the […]
Read moreExhibition in Madrid: “Racconti (in)visibili: tra cielo e terra”
The original exhibition “Racconti (in)visibili: tra cielo e terra” ((In)visible Tales: Between Sky and Earth) will open on 7 July in Madrid. The show, prepared by the Central Institute for Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Italian Ministry of Culture in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid, is sponsored by the Italian Embassy in […]
Read moreAYSO Youth Orchestra wins Vienna Festival
For the second year consecutively, the Youth Symphony Orchestra, AYSO, triumphed at the prestigious “Summa cum Laude” International Competition which took place in Vienna between St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the Musikverein, the temple of classical music. AYSO Orchestra, composed of musicians with an average age of 19 that come from numerous Italian conservatories, competed against […]
Read moreThe “Mediterranea. Visions of an ancient and complex sea” exhibition opens in Beirut
On 23 June, at the NABU Museum in El-Heri, Lebanon, the “Mediterranea. Visions of an ancient and complex sea” exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of Italian Ambassador Nicoletta Bombardiere and Lebanese authorities. The initiative, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (Agenzia […]
Read moreThe “Adriatic” mural by “Tellas” presented in Tirana
A mural, created by street artist Fabio Schirru, known as “Tellas”, was presented in the presence of the Italian Ambassador to Albania, Fabrizio Bucci, and the Deputy Mayor of the city of Tirana, Andi Seferi. The work entitled “Adriatic”, presented as part of the Italian Week and Mural ArtFest in Tirana, is inspired by the […]
Read moreNew York, “Orgoglio e Memoria – Emigrazione dal Mezzogiorno”
L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York propone, dal 28 giugno al 28 agosto, la mostra “Orgoglio e Memoria – Emigrazione dal Mezzogiorno”, che documenta attraverso le testimonianze ed i reperti custoditi nel Museo di Napoli – Collezione Bonelli, le diverse storie ed i risvolti economico-sociali del fenomeno migratorio che si verificò nel Mezzogiorno d’ […]
Read moreArt Basel 2023, Ambassador Mignano and Consul Romagnoli receive Italian gallery owners
A convivial initiative to pay tribute to Italy in the context of Art Basel 2023: with this spirit, the Ambassador to Switzerland, Silvio Mignano and the Consul in Basel, Benedetta Romagnoli, organised the cocktail party that took place last Saturday at the Davide Campari Lounge, symbol of Made in Italy within Art Basel. The event, […]
Read moreBratislava, Roberto Capucci’s clothes on display
The exhibition “Roberto Capucci. Dal tratto al tessuto” (Roberto Capucci. From Line to Fabric) opened on 15 June at the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava. The event is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Capucci Foundation, the Italian Embassy in Slovakia and the aforementioned museum. Presenting 46 original couture designs and […]
Read morePaolo Fresu Trio performing in Cyprus
On 23 June, in the picturesque village of Delikipos, the Italian Embassy in Nicosia in cooperation with Pharos Arts Foundation, a Cyprus-based music foundation, will host a concert with the Paolo Fresu Trio. Considered one of Italy’s most renowned jazz artists, trumpeter Paolo Fresu has established himself in his field thanks to a musical prowess […]
Read moreApulian band Kalascima’s tour in Tanzania
Within the framework of the Italian Festival “Tusherekee Italia”, the Italian Embassy in Dar es Salaam collaborated with Qatar Airways and Shambaland to organise a tour in Tanzania for Kalascima, an Italian traditional music group from Apulia, from 2 to 10 June. Kalascima, a band that boasts important international collaborations, including one with Patti Smith, […]
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