America Settentrionale

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17 June 2015

Ottawa – Gladiators are their lives, and deaths, are featured in a new exhibition

An overview of the life of gladiators, from what they ate to where they lived and died, is the subject of the exhibition entitled “Gladiators and the Colosseum – Death and Glory” just opened at Ottawa’s Canadian War Museum. Fruit of the collaboration between the museum and two Italian companies, Contemporanea Progetti and Expona, the […]

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16 June 2015

New York – The “Rome School” of flute: lesson-concert in the Big Apple

“The flute in Contemporary Music: The Italian experience and the ‘Rome School’”.That is the title of the lesson-concert that flautist Gianni Trovalusci will be giving at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York at 6pm on Wednesday 24 June. Read more, in Italian

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9 June 2015

San Francisco – “La Ciociara” premieres at the War Memorial Opera House

“La Ciociara”, Alberto Moravia’s famous novel and subject of Vittorio De Sica’s celebrated 1960 film, now comes to the theatre stage. The world premiere scheduled for 13 June has been organised by the San Francisco Opera and the Teatro Regio of Turin in collaboration with the Cau Morandi Minutillo Turtur law firm and the Italian […]

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8 June 2015

USA – Italy strong at Darpa Robotics Challenge

Italy was strong in competition at the Darpa Robotics Challenge in Pomona, where global robotics leader teams squared off. The prize was 2 million USD, to be assigned to the most useful robot to assist future human beings in responding to natural disasters. Competitions entrees had to be able to navigate an obstacle course within […]

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4 June 2015

New York – The city rolls out the red carpet for Italian cinema with “Open Roads”

Italy is walking the red carpet in New York with “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema”. The review, now in its 15th edition, is the biggest Italian contemporary film event in the United States. Organised by the Film Society of Lincoln Center in partnership with Istituto Luce Cinecittà and with the support of the Italian Cultural […]

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Press Releases

3 June 2015

Bus accident in Pocono region

Information for the press Contact the Foreign Ministry’s press service by email segreteria.stampa@esteri.it or by phone: from the USA 011-39-06-36913412; from Italy 06-36913412. Information for families only Phone the emergency cellphone number of the Italian Consulate General in Philadelphia: from the USA 215-287-7439; from Italy 001-215-287-7439. If you call this number, no information will be […]

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1 June 2015

Under-Secretary Giro meets fellow Italians in Canada for “Republic Day”

“In Canada, Republic Day doesn’t last just for a day, but for a week”, commented the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Italians abroad, Mario Giro. The Under-Secretary was speaking at the Italian National Day celebration in Montreal. In a country with over 1.5 million people of Italian origin, the celebrations for 2 June […]

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1 June 2015

2 June: Under-Secretary Giro in Canada

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mario Giro, began his mission to Canada yesterday, 29 May 2015. He will be visiting Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal and taking part in the celebrations there for the Festa della Repubblica (Italian National Day) on 2 June. On his arrival in Toronto Giro took part a working […]

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29 May 2015

Dei – Toronto: An exhibition showcasing all of the marvels of “Milan, a Place to Read”

A travelling exhibition visiting Toronto from 4 June to 27 August will pay homage to Milan’s role as Italy’s publishing capital par excellence. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Arnoldo and Alberto Mondadori Foundation and the Robarts Library, which will also host the event. Read more, in Italian

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28 May 2015

New York – Treasure hunt for Italian National Day

A photographic treasure hunt has been organised in New York to celebrate Italian National Day 2015. The treasure hunt, whose topic is “film”, is being organised by Elastica and DISTURbo, a cultural organisation, with support from the Italian Consulate General. It will take place on Sunday 31 May. Read more, in Italian.

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21 May 2015

Montreal – Hosts “Opera, between history and legend”

Baritone Gino Quilico and soprano Raphaelle Paquette are sure to enchant guests at the gala evening “Opera, between history and legend” organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal in collaboration with the Institute of Mediterranean Studies of that city. The event is scheduled for 28 May at the Ecole de musique Vincent-d’Indy, where the […]

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21 May 2015

New York – ‘In Scena!’, Italian theatre takes centre stage

Italian theatre took centre stage in New York for two weeks with 8 productions, special events, workshops and lectures. The third edition of the “In Scena!” festival brought Italian theatre to all five boroughs of the Bid Apple, and was organised by the Kit – Kairos Italy Theater in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign […]

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