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Cultural Diplomacy

3 December 2024

Mumbai: homage to Giacomo Puccini

This past 29 November, 100 years after the composer’s death, Mumbai celebrated the genius of Giacomo Puccini at India’s oldest opera venue, the Royal Opera House, with an opera gala organized by the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Mumbai, in collaboration with the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation, Furtados, Avid Learning, […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 December 2024

Tirana – Faust on stage

After the success of “Vizita”, director Davide Iodice and playwright Fabio Pisano have created a new play freely inspired by Goethe’s “Faust”, as produced by the National Theatre of Tirana and co-produced by Sardegna Teatro, with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana. The play debuted last 29 October at the ArTurbina Theatre. […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 December 2024

Ljubljana – 100 years of Franco Basaglia

On 17 November, 100 years after the birth of Franco Basaglia – the Italian psychiatrist who revolutionised the way mentally ill patients are perceived and treated – the Italian Cultural Institute of Ljubljana, in collaboration with GO!2025 and Accademia della Follia, presented the play ‘Quelli di Basaglia… a 180°’ by Antonella Carlucci and Angela Pianca. […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 December 2024

Yangon – “Rethink Beato: from Italy to Burma”

The exhibition “Rethink Beato: from Italy to Burma (1832-1909)”, organised by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Myanmar Photo Archive, was inaugurated on 30 November in Yangon and will be open to the public until 15 December. Through works, the exhibition retraces the footsteps of Felice Beato, the Italian-born photographer who immortalised the spirit […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

2 December 2024

Bahia Blanca, “Donne: la mejor version”

Once again this year, the Consulate General in Bahia Blanca took part in the UN’s international campaign to eliminate violence against women and children, with a cycle of five conferences that concluded at the Consulate on 25 November. The meetings dealt with violence towards women in its unfortunately multiple aspects – physical, psychological, and at […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

29 November 2024

Cairo – “Migration” by Gamal Meleka

On 21 November, the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo inaugurated the solo exhibition “Migration” by Egyptian-Italian artist Gamal Meleka at the Institute’s gallery, in the presence of Italian Ambassador Michele Quaroni. The vernissage was a great media success, as also highlighted by the presence of representatives from the Egyptian cultural scene […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

29 November 2024

Bahia Blanca, Art and Food

The Consulate General of Italy in Bahia Blanca offered an original homage to maestro Giacomo Puccini on the centenary of his death. A multimedia show dedicated to the personal and artistic life of Maestro Puccini was organised in La Paloma, a historical building in Bahia Blanca. Professor Enrique Caride (music expert and critic, and long-time […]

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Diplomatic Network

29 November 2024

Libya – the Italian language arrives at school

Yesterday, the Ambassador of Italy in Tripoli Gianluca Alberini and the Minister of Education of the Government of National Unity Musa AlMaqarif inaugurated at the Bashir Alusta High School in Tripoli a programme to introduce the Italian language into Libya’s secondary schools, starting in Tripoli, Benghazi, Khoms and Misurata. The programme, fruit of the 2020 […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 November 2024

Paris – celebrations for the 3rd anniversary of the Quirinal Treaty

The 3rd anniversary of the signing of the Quirinal Treaty between Italy and France provided an opportunity for a double event organised by the Italian Embassy in Paris. In the prestigious halls of the Hôtel de la Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville, the historic seat of the diplomatic delegation symbolising the unique bond between Italy and France together with […]

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Press Releases

28 November 2024

Undersecretary Silli’s mission to Addis Ababa for talks with Ethiopian political authorities and meetings with the Italian business and civil communities in Ethiopia

On 27 November, Undersecretary Silli went on a mission to Addis Ababa, where he held meetings with both the Ethiopian political authorities and the Italian business and civil community. “Italy and Ethiopia are united by the deep bonds of friendship as well as by historical and intense bilateral relations. Ethiopia is a strategic partner for […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

27 November 2024

Singapore – “Happy Valley” by Pierfrancesco Celada

“Happy Valley”, the first solo exhibition in Southeast Asia by Italian photographer Pierfrancesco Celada, opened at the Esplanade Tunnel (Basement 1) in Singapore and will remain open to the public until 5 January. The exhibition was presented during the Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF), with the support of the Embassy of Italy in Singapore. Celada’s […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

27 November 2024

Tunis, Sanremo Giovani World Tour 2024

Lor3n, Yuman, Noor, and Littamé captivated the audience at the Theatre of Regions in the City of Culture, Tunis, during the Tunisian leg of the Sanremo Giovani World Tour 2024. The tour, organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Italy […]

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