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24 December 2015
Toronto – Three evenings of Italian opera greats

Toronto will enjoy a season of Italian opera greats in 2016, with three evenings organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and hosted by the theatre of the Alliance Française. The initiative begins on Tuesday 19 January with an evening dedicated to Maria Callas that includes a screening of Act 2 of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, […]

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23 December 2015
Washington – Cultural assets in seismic zones: the INGV does the “maximum” in the USA

Doing the “maximum” to safeguard cultural assets in seismic zones. That is the goal of the PON01-02710 project, known as “Massimo”, which the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) presented recently at the Italian Embassy and the World Bank in Washington. Participants at the workshops included representatives of the INGV, the Italian National Agency […]

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15 December 2015
Washington – Art, in search of 20th century Italy with “Le onde”

“Le Onde: Waves of Italian Influence (1914–1971)”, running through 3 January at Washington’s Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, features the works of seminal 20th century Italian artists such as Lucio Fontana, Giacomo Balla and Giovanni Anselmo. The exhibition has been made possible with the support of the Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute […]

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4 December 2015
Italy-Canada – Growing cooperation against counterfeiting

Italy and Canada continue to strengthen cooperation in the fight against counterfeiting. The 20th edition of the “Fraud & Anti-Counterfeiting Conference” opened on 2 December in Toronto, organised by Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus, one of Canada’s most prestigious law firms and particularly active in offering legal assistance to Italian brands and in the promotion of legal […]

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1 December 2015
Ottawa – Italian ambassador to Canada visits FCA plant

Italian ambassador to Canada Gian Lorenzo Cornado made a visit to the FCA assembly plant in Windsor, Canada, where he was received by FCA Canada president Lori Shalhoub and plant director Michael Brieda. Cornado praised the FCA’s extraordinary success in the crucial automotive sector not only within the Canadian and North American framework but also […]

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25 November 2015
UN Third Commission adopts resolution on right to food

United National General Assembly’s Third Commission, with the remit for human rights, voted in a resolution co-sponsored by Italy on the right to food, which will be formally adopted in December. The resolution reaffirms every person’s right to a healthy, adequate and nutritious diet. Thanks to Italy’s input, the text includes new references to the […]

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23 November 2015
San Francisco – Music: a concert to celebrate the centenary of The Voice

Francis Albert Sinatra – singer, actor and TV personality of Italian origin (his mother, Natalina, was from Lumarzo, near Genoa) – was born on 12 December 1915. To mark the centenary of his birth, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Cole Porter Society, has organised a concert that will take place on 11 […]

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16 November 2015
Los Angeles – Cinema, “Non essere cattivo” draws a team of stars

Andy Garcia and Martha De Laurentiis were on hand to welcome “Non essere cattivo” to Hollywood along with an entire team of Italian directors and actors who had come to Los Angeles for Cinema Italian Style 2015 with the task of cutting the ribbon to the red carpet for this extraordinary event, along with Oscar-winner […]

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12 November 2015
New York – Olivetti, 50 years of Italian innovation on display in the Big Apple

Olivetti will be taking part in an exhibition in New York entitled “Make in Italy – The Exhibition” and running from 13 to 25 November at the Italian Cultural Institute. The company, which produced P101, the first personal computer conceived by Pier Giorgio Perotto, will also be presenting the new 3D-S2 printer. Designed for digital […]

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10 November 2015
Los Angeles – A showcase for contemporary Italian film

Contemporary Italian cinema comes to Los Angeles for Afi Fest 2015, presented by Audi and Cinema Italian Style 2015, promoted by Luce Cinecittà with American Cinematheque with the patronage of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles and the support of the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities. The event has been organised in […]

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