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31 March 2015
Budapest – I-Talents 2015 musical review featuring Beatrice Rana

Young Italian pianist Beatrice Rana will be appearing in the I-Talents 2015 musical review organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest in collaboration with the city’s Spring Festival. The recital, featuring music by Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Alexander Scriabin and Maurice Ravel, will take place at 19.00 on 13 April 2015, at the Institute’s […]

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31 March 2015
Prague – Alba Rohrwacher captivates Prague audiences at FebioFest

Alba Rohrwacher has captivated Prague audiences at FebioFest, now in its 22nd edition. The festival paid tribute to the Italian actress with screenings of “La solitudine dei numeri primi”, by Saverio Costanzo, “Il comandante e la cicogna”, by Silvio Soldini and “Le meraviglie”, by Alice Rohrwacher. Her latest films, “Hungry Hearts” and “Vergine Giurata”, will […]

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31 March 2015
Argentina – “Indie” film festival celebrates Monicelli

The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film (BAFICI), which runs from 15 to 25 April 2015, will celebrate Mario Monicelli with a retrospective featuring the great Italian director. The event will also include an exhibition entitled “Rap per Mario”, the work of Monicelli’s widow, Chiara Rapaccini. The retrospective, part of the Year of Italy […]

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Press Releases
30 March 2015
Directors appointed at Italian Cultural Institutes in London, Moscow and New York

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has appointed new directors at three key Italian Cultural Institutes abroad. The appointment procedure took into account candidates’ renown and repute, and was based on the work of a commission that included representatives from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry for […]

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27 March 2015
Lima – Launch of “L’istituto Italiano In Concerto”

The Teatro Pirandello, adjacent to the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima, will host the second edition of the “Istituto Italiano in Concerto” from March to August 2015. The review is a special edition designed for the Year of Italy in Latin America, and will include chamber, pop and jazz music selections intended to give voice […]

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27 March 2015
Abu Dhabi – Standing ovation for Muti at Festival

Riccardo Muti was given a standing ovation yesterday evening in Abu Dhabi after conducting a performance of Beethoven featuring violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra, which he founded and is made up of young Italians under 30. This was the first time in the Persian Gulf for the Neapolitan maestro who, as […]

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26 March 2015
Initiative – Best translators awards: fundamental for our culture

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has a strong commitment to strengthening initiatives associated with translation, thanks not least to the various Italian Cultural Institutes around the world, which are responsible for the dissemination of culture and tradition in a sector that, apart from the excellence it produces, is also suffering”, explained Rosanna […]

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26 March 2015
Zagreb – Anticipation for Ennio Morricone concert

The Zagreb sport and event arena will host a concert on Saturday 11 April by Ennio Morricone, organised by Gigart in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of the city. The composer, musician and orchestra conductor, famed especially for his film scores, was the first non-American to win the Society for the preservation of Music […]

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26 March 2015
Farnesina and University – MFAIC Legal Service signs convention with University of Bologna

The Farnesina strengthend collaboration with the academic world through today’s signing in Bologna of a framework convention between the MFAIC Legal Affairs Service and the Department of Legal Sciences of the University of Bologna. The institution boasts a thousand-year-old legal tradition and excels among Italian universities in international rankings. Development of scientific activities The agreement, […]

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26 March 2015
Rio – New horizons for Italy-Brazil tourism discussed

New prospects and challenges for Italy-Brazil tourism are the subject of collaboration between the Istituto de Geografia da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Rome’s Tor Vergata University on the publication of book that analyses ongoing developments in cultural tourism in Italy and Brazil. Read more, in Italian.

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25 March 2015
Melbourne – A guide from the Embassy on investing in Victoria

It is now easier to start a business in the Australian State of Victoria, thanks to the “Guide to Australian Business Law” recently presented at the Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne. The guide, prepared by legal expert Giovanni Di Lieto and promoted by the Consulate General of Italy, is dedicated to providing a general legal […]

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25 March 2015
Beijing – New “Reggio Children” Italian school

Beijing gets its first Italian school thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Embassy of Italy in China and Reggio Children, a centre for the promotion of the rights and potential of children founded in 1994. Attending the presentation of the project at the diplomatic mission were Ambassador Alberto Bradanini and President of Reggio Children […]

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