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7 September 2016
Sudan – Italian books donated to the Comboni Italian Center

The Italian Embassy in Sudan celebrated the donation of a couple of dozen Italian books generously offered by the Publisher Marcianum Press of Venice to the Comboni Italian Center at the Comboni College of Science and Technology of Khartoum. This event is the highlight of “an important joint initiative held by the Italian publisher and the […]

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7 September 2016
Venezuela – Photographic exhibition “Rome-Caracas, Magic Affinities”

Thursday 8 September, at 6:30 p.m., is the opening night of Italian photographer Pier Alberto Cucino’s photographic exhibition “Roma-Caracas, semejanzas magicas” at the Italian Cultural Institute of Caracas, where around 70 photographs present the different “souls” of Rome and Caracas. The exhibition is open to visitors until 8 October 2016. The Italian photographer has used different styles […]

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6 September 2016
Unesco Pizza Petition

Naples will host the presentation of the book “#pizzaUnesco orgoglio italiano nel mondo. La sfida continua: obiettivo 100 Paesi” (#pizzaUnesco Italian pride in the world – the challenge continues: objective 100 countries). The event will take place tomorrow at the Pizza Village on the famous Via Caracciolo. The hashtag #pizzaUnesco is an international petition for […]

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6 September 2016
La Scala’s second Seoul concert features exceptional cast of singers

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala performed its second concert at Seoul’s Lotte World Theater with a cast of exceptional singers. The La Scala orchestra, again conducted by Maestro Chung, performed Giuseppe Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ in concert form. The cast included Simone Piazzolla (as Boccanegra), Carmen Giannattasio (as Amelia), Fabio Sartori (as Gabriele Adorno), in the leading […]

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6 September 2016
Japan – Tourism, Italy’s historic hamlets promoted as a tourist destination

Ms Dorina Bianchi, the Undersecretary of State for Tourism, is in Japan to attend the meeting organised at the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Club of the Most Beautiful Hamlets of Italy (I Borghi più Belli d´Italia) and tourism agency ENIT. She said: “Italy is the dream destination of travelers from all over the […]

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6 September 2016
Ireland – Dublin hosts public meeting with writer Stefano Benni

The Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin has announced a public meeting with Italian writer Stefano Benni at The Sugar Club on Wednesday, 14 September. Stefano Benni is regarded as one of Italy’s most important writers: his signature combination of social satire and magical realism has turned all his novels into best-sellers. His works include “Bar […]

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6 September 2016
Kazakhstan – The show “Being Leonardo Da Vinci” arrives in Almaty

Italian actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory will take his show “Being Leonardo Da Vinci: An Impossible Interview” to Almaty’s Museum of Arts as part of the Year of Italian Culture in Kazakhstan. The initiative is supported by the Italian Embassy. Dressed in period costume, Finazzer Flory will present Da Vinci’s life in an engaging performance in […]

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5 September 2016
Australia – Sydney commemorates the anniversary of Bassani’s birth with two events

Sydney will host two lectures on Italian writer and poet Giorgio Bassani to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The University of Sydney’s School of Languages & Culture will host Professor Anna Dolfi’s lectures entitled “Giorgio Bassani: scrivere ‘di la’ dal cuore’” (Giorgio Bassani: writing “beyond the heart”) on Sept. 14 and “Il Giardino […]

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5 September 2016
Brazil – Giorgio Galli is on display in Sao Paulo

“A prática da Arte. O futuro possível” is an exhibition by Italian artist Giorgio Galli hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Sao Paulo. It opened a few days ago and will run until Saturday, October 8. Galli is a versatile artist who started out in Rome’s artistic circles at a young age. He applies ancient fresco and encaustic […]

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