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30 September 2015
Muscat – The Arena of Verona brings Turandot to Oman

The Arena of Verona Foundation returns once again to the Sultanate of Oman to open the 2015-2016 opera season at the Muscat Royal Opera House with a performance of Turandot – with no less than 270 elements, including orchestra, chorus, ballet corps and technicians.  The design Franco Zeffirelli’s highly acclaimed in 2011 production and will […]

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30 September 2015
St. Petersburg – Hosts European Day of Languages

The European Day of Languages was held at the Hermitage state museum’s Glavny Stab. The event was organised by the delegation of the European Union in Russia in collaboration with the museum and the institutes and cultural centres in St. Petersburg. Participants included Italy, Holland, Cyprus, France, Portugal, Hungary, Poland Croatia, Sweden, Estonia, Czech Republic, […]

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30 September 2015
Uruguay – A week dedicated to EXPO

The Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo organised a week of events starting on 22 September dedicated to the themes of sustainability in the sectors of food and architecture. Events included conferences, exhibitions and presentations by noted experts and was also included in the programme for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Department of […]

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29 September 2015
Unesco – Countering art trafficking with smartphones

Trafficking in artworks can now be countered with smartphones and tablets. This thanks to the “iTPC”, a state-of-the-art, all-Italian application whose presentation, entitled “Cultural Property Trafficking in Crisis Areas – The Expertise of the Italian Carabinieri for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Countering this new Challenge”, was organised by Italy and Unesco for the […]

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29 September 2015
Montreal – Literature, Amara Lakhous meets with the Canadian public

Algerian-born Italian author Amara Lakhous, whose critically acclaimed novel “Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio”, from which a film was also made, will be lecturing from 30 September to 4 October in Montreal and Quebec. The lectures have been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal in collaboration with other institutions. […]

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29 September 2015
Prague – Italian embassy hosts Replay fashion show

The Italian embassy opened its doors to the 5th edition of the Prague Fashion Week, with a fashion show for Replay, a brand specialising in denim and casual apparel. Guests at the event included designers Valerio Baronti and Melany Pellizzon, who both work for the Treviso-based firm founded in 1978 by Claudio Buziol. Italian ambassador […]

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29 September 2015
Rabat – Morocco’s Roman era marbles: Siena professor guest at Cultural Institute

Emanuele Papi, professor of classical archaeology of the University of Siena and of Roman archaeology at the Italian Archaeology School of Athens, pursues archaeological missions in Greece, Morocco and Egypt. His experiences will be the focus of a meeting on 29 September organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Rabat and the Institut National des […]

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28 September 2015
Sofia – “Eros World Tour”, Ramazzotti returns to Bulgaria after 9 years

After a nine-year absence, Bulgaria prepares to welcome back one of Italy’s best-loved singer-songwriters, Eros Ramazzotti, an artist much appreciated abroad who has been winning audiences over since the 1980s with his eclectic repertory. The Sofia date of the “Perfetto World Tour” (27 shows in Italy and abroad) has been organised by Joker Media in […]

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28 September 2015
Santiago – Embassy “open house” for Feria Ch. ACO

The 7th edition of the Feria Ch.ACO di Santiago del Cile, one of the most important contemporary art fairs of the region, included a special event. On its opening day, 25 September (it runs through 27 September), the Italian embassy offered a tour of its gardens to visitors with a preview of the installation created […]

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28 September 2015
Astana – Mogol teaches pop music at university

Italian singer-songwriter Mogol is in Kazakhstan to give a series of lessons on pop music to the students of the University of the Arts, on an invitation from violinist Aiman Musakhodzhaeva, director of the Kazakh academy of “Shabyt” music with the support of the Italian embassy in Astana. Through next Monday, Mogol, joined by pianist […]

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25 September 2015
Frankfurt – Strong Italian presence at Book Fair

“The Italian of Music, the Music of Italian” and “A Meeting of Cultures”. These are the themes of the Italian presence at Frankfurt International Book Fair, which this year will run from 14 to 18 October. The programme has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne and the Italian Consulate General in Frankfurt, […]

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25 September 2015
Hamburg – Homage to Pasolini’s “Il Vangelo secondo Matteo”

A series of events based on Pier Paolo Pasolini’s “Il Vangelo secondo Matteo” has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Hamburg together with the Alta Murgia National Park and the Metropolis Cinema. The events will take place from 13 to 15 October 2015. The Murgia region was the backdrop chosen for Pasolini’s interpretation […]

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