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2 September 2016

Argentina – Lucania Region centre stage during a week dedicated to Italian cuisine in Buenos Aires

The Basilicata Region is taking part in the fourth Week of Italian cuisine in Buenos Aires. Acclaimed chefs from the region and guests of honors such as Vito  Amato and Giovanni Battista Guastamacchia, will prepare, until 2 September, a menu based on typical produce from the region. These are top- quality products which are bound […]

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31 August 2016

Finland: Gabriella Giandelli’s comics on display at the Helsinki Comics Festival

Original comics by Gabriella Giandelli and Anke Feuchtenberger will be on display at the 2016 Helsinki Comics Festival, which opens tomorrow at the Espoo Cultural Centre in the Finnish capital. The exhibition of works by the two world-renowned pioneers of the comics world was organised by the festival in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute […]

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31 August 2016

Italy gets centre stage at the Dubai Opera

Italy will be opening Dubai Opera’s season. Trieste’s Fondazione Teatro Lirico “Giuseppe Verdi” is contributing the first six shows to the very rich and intense calendar of Dubai’s brand new Opera House, which opens its door to the public today. The Italian Embassy to Abu Dhabi and the Italian General Consulate in Dubai have worked […]

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30 August 2016

Germany – Italian Consulate and Cultural Institute take part in Day of the Open Monument

The Italian Consulate General and Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne invite Italians and the general public to visit their building during Germany’s “Day of the Open Monument” (Heritage Day). It is a unique chance for people to delve into the past and discover an architectural work of singular beauty. The building that hosts the Consulate […]

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26 August 2016

Switzerland – “Musica Fiorita” donates concert proceeds to rehabilitate artistic heritage damaged in the quake

The Italian Consul in Basel, Michele Camerota, expressed “gratitude and appreciation for the sensitivity shown by the world-renowned Italian musician, Daniela Dolci, who leads the Musica Fiorita Ensemble and has been living in Basel during the last 25 years. She unhesitatingly accepted the proposal to devolve the proceeds of the concert ‘Fiamma vorace’, dedicated to […]

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25 August 2016

Russian Federation – Carabinieri observe a minute of silence for quake victims

The Musical Band of the Carabinieri Corps, at the first performance in a theatre, observed a moment of silence for the earthquake victims in central Italy during their concert on Wednesday evening in Moscow. “It should have been a festive and fun night, but unfortunately it couldn’t be due to the tragedy in Italy this […]

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23 August 2016

Australia – Piano Recital by Cinzia Bartoli for the “Vivacissimo! 2016” cycle

For the fifth edition of the “Vivacissimo! 2016” cycle, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Sydney has programmed a recital by pianist Cinzia Bartoli, who will perform a repertory of music by Chopin, Liszt, Ravel and Bruni. The concert will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on 25 of August at the premises of […]

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23 August 2016

Spain – “La Terra Santa”, Alda Merini’s verses in Catalan

“Ho conosciuto Gerico, ho avuto anch’io la mia Palestina, le mura del manicomio erano le mura di Gerico… ”: these are verses by Alda Merini, taken from the collection of poems entitled “La Terra Santa”, which will be presented in the Catalan translation (published by Editorial Arrela) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 8 September at […]

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23 August 2016

The Netherlands – Italian language courses topped with a plate of pasta in Amsterdam

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Amsterdam has launched “Italian with Gusto”, an innovative language course that combines learning a language with the pleasure of Italian cuisine. From Sep. 21, on Wednesdays and Thursdays the Italian language courses will be scheduled during the lunch break over a nice plate of pasta. The IIC offers two […]

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22 August 2016

Japan – Music that unites: a concert to narrate the past and present of Italy and Japan

Music will represent a “bridge” between Italy and Japan, especially during the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the two Countries’ diplomatic relations. At 6:30 p.m. on 7 September, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo will host a concert by Federica Lotti (flute), Takeda Keigo (piano), with the participation of flutist Sakuramoto Ayumi. The aim […]

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19 August 2016

USA – Requalification of endangered Iraqi heritage on show in the US

An exhibition on the requalification of Iraq’s cultural heritage will open in the U.S. on September 7. “Heritage in danger. The Centro Scavi Torino and the requalification of the Iraqi cultural heritage,” the exhibition promoted by  the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington in collaboration with the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi […]

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19 August 2016

Germany – “Nella sabbia del Brandeburgo” to be screened in Berlin

“Im Markischen Sand – Nella sabbia di Brandeburgo”, a documentary film unveiling a very sorrowful past, will be screened at the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin on September 8 at the presence of the directors: Katalin Ambrus, Nina Mair and Matthias Neumann. In the film, the authors undertook a long journey through the memories conserved in Italy and Germany. Their exploration of […]

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