This site uses technical (necessary) and analytics cookies.
By continuing to browse, you agree to the use of cookies.

Image headerDiplomazia Culturale

Diplomazia Culturale

In detail
24 November 2015
Italy-Russia – Exchanges of musicians and opera singers

An exchange programme for young Italian and Russian musicians and opera singers is now under way, with the first 12 participants taking part in training and “work experience” in the two countries’ most prestigious theatres and music schools. The initiative is promoted by the Italian Embassy in Moscow, led by Ambassador Cesare Maria Ragaglini. Support, […]

Read more
In detail
23 November 2015
San Francisco – Music: a concert to celebrate the centenary of The Voice

Francis Albert Sinatra – singer, actor and TV personality of Italian origin (his mother, Natalina, was from Lumarzo, near Genoa) – was born on 12 December 1915. To mark the centenary of his birth, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Cole Porter Society, has organised a concert that will take place on 11 […]

Read more
In detail
20 November 2015
Stockholm – Teatro Gioco Vita stages “Donna di Porto Pim”

The Stockholm Marionette Theatre will host  two performances this evening (at 18:00 and 20:30) by the “Teatro Gioco Vita” of Piacenza, who will stage Antonio Tabucchi’s “Donna di Porto Pim”. The event, organised by the Kulturhuset Stadsteatern Stockholm in collaboration with the “C.M. Lerici” Italian Cultural Institute and Figur- och Dockteatercentrum, will offer audiences a […]

Read more
In detail
20 November 2015
Lucerne – Music, Maurizio Pollini closes the Lucerne Festival

The grand finale of the Lucerne Festival will feature a performance by world-famous pianist Maurizio Pollini, considered one of the greatest of the post-WWII period, admired both for his great virtuosity and vast repertoire. The concert is scheduled for Sunday 29 November at 18:30 at the Kultur- und Kongresshaus Luzern and has been organised by […]

Read more
In detail
19 November 2015
Prague – “Life in a sketch”: on the life of Italian cartoonists

“Life in a sketch” is the story that starts with the hands of Italian cartoonists; a journey on paper that began two years ago with a book of over 60 photos, drawings and moments in the lives of 11 cartoonists that led to this photographic exhibition in Prague. The project was curated by Marika Dalloco […]

Read more
In detail
19 November 2015
Khartoum – Small directors grow, film festival at the embassy in Sudan

The capital of Sudan, Khartoum, became the capital of cinema for three days with an event promoted by Embassy of Italy in Sudan, during which author, screenwriter and director of over 70 short films Francesco Cinquemani held a workshop for aspiring young directors. Ambassador of Italy to Sudan Fabrizio Lobasso, commenting on one of the […]

Read more
In detail
19 November 2015
Khartoum – Small directors grow, film festival at the embassy in Sudan

The capital of Sudan, Khartoum, became the capital of cinema for three days with an event promoted by Embassy of Italy in Sudan, during which author, screenwriter and director of over 70 short films Francesco Cinquemani held a workshop for aspiring young directors. Ambassador of Italy to Sudan Fabrizio Lobasso, commenting on one of the […]

Read more
In detail
19 November 2015
Jakarta – Dance performance by Tecnologia Filosofica

Dancer-choreographer Francesca Cinalli and composer-musician Paolo De Santi are touring Indonesia, where tomorrow they will present the dance performance “Niji_una preghiera” in Jakarta with the Tecnologia Filosofica company. The event will be hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute of the Indonesian capital, which has organised it in collaboration with the Italian embassy. The tour is […]

Read more
In detail
18 November 2015
Tokyo – When language becomes music: in search of “recitar cantando”

Musicologist and scholar Luciana Galliano will hold a conference at 18:30 on 18 November at the Umberto Agnelli Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo on Opera, born of the “recitar cantando” style blending voice and music. The conference will explore the use of the Italian language in lyrical music from the year 1000 […]

Read more
In detail
18 November 2015
Asunción – Stefano Bollani, piano wizard, for the first time in Paraguay

After performances in the world’s most prestigious venues (Umbria Jazz, the Montreal Festival, New York’s “Town Hall”, Venice’s “Fenice” and Milan’s “La Scala”), eclectic and inventive pianist Stefan Bollani will perform for the first time ever in Paraguay at 20:00 on Wednesday 18 November at the Ignacio A. Pane municipal theatre of Asunción. Presenting the […]

Read more
In detail
17 November 2015
Brazil – “Venice Cinema” on display

The 11th edition of the exhibition “Venice Cinema no Brasil” will run from 16 to 30 November in Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, presenting a selection of the Italian films that competed in the 72nd Venice Film Festival. The event will also pay homage to director Alberto Lattuada with a screening of […]

Read more