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24 March 2015
Venezuela – Celebration of Italian Opera

The Teresa Carreno theatre of Caracas inaugurates its opera season on 27 March with Neapolitan composer Ruggero Leoncavallo’s most famous work, “I Pagliacci” (scheduled also for 29 March). The national philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Angelo Pagliuca and the chorus of the Teresa Carreno theatre will perform the two-act opera composed in 1892. Read more, in […]

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23 March 2015
Dublin – Ambassador of Italy Giovanni Adorni Braccesi on the radio

Ambassador of Italy to Ireland Giovanni Adorni Braccesi will give an interview to the independent, non-profit radio station, Radio Dublino on Wenesday 25 March at 21:30. The ambassador will “address various topics, such as the evolution of diplomatic missions in Italian foreign policy, diplomatic relations between Italy and Ireland, Embassy support for Italian businesses and […]

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23 March 2015
Marseille – “Chantons” with Nino Rota in heart of Provence

A moving recital for all those who love the melodies of Nino Rota, chosen from among the 150 film scores the author composed for Federico Fellini, Francis Ford Coppola, Franco Zeffirelli, Luchino Visconti and others. “Chantons avec Nino Rota”, to be held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Marseille on Friday 27 March (20:30), will […]

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23 March 2015
London – Monti and Colao at Bocconi alumni conference

Former Prime Minister Mario Monti and CEO of Vodafone Vittorio Colao are scheduled to speak at the 2015 “Bocconi Alumni Global Conference” under way at London’s Hilton Park Lane. For the last three years, the conference has offered an opportunity for the students of the Luigi Bocconi University to meet with various leading figures from […]

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23 March 2015
Argentina – Conservation of cultural treasures

The third international meeting on preventive conservation in museums, archives and libraries concludes today in Buenos Aries at the Historico Nacional del Cabildo museum. The event, which began on 16 March, enjoyed the support of the Italian Cultural Institute and featured interventions that included one on the restoration of the Bronzino crucifix from the Muse’e […]

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22 March 2015
Election of Prof. Andrea Riccardi as President of the Dante Alighieri Society

It was with great pleasure that the Farnesina learned of today’s election of Prof. Andrea Riccardi as president of the Dante Alighieri Society. In expressing appreciation for the appointment of such an esteemed figure as director of that historic institution, the Farnesina extended its best wishes to Professor Riccardi for the important task ahead. The […]

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20 March 2015
Stockholm – Poet Valerio Magrelli ready to enchant the Swedish public

Roman poet, translator and literary critic Valerio Magrelli, noted for his irony and humour, will he the guest Saturday of World Poetry Day in Malmö in a group of eight poets from various countries around the world. On Tuesday 24 March he will participate in an encounter at 18:00 at the Stockholm Italian Cultural Institute. […]

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20 March 2015
Bratislava – The Goblins of ‘Profondo Rosso’

The Italian cult band “Goblins”, famous for their soundtracks for Dario Argento’s best known films, made a stop in the Slovakian capital. The concert was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute where the Italian group was fronted by Slovak rock band “Persona Grata”. Read more, in Italian.

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20 March 2015
Washington – Italian food traditions take centre stage

Ahead of opening of the 2015 Milan EXPO, the Embassy of Italy in the United States organised two conferences in Washington for celebrated Italian food history and cuisine expert Francine Segan: one at the Library of Congress, the world’s largest library, where Segan will speak about traditions and innovations in Italian gastronomy. The other will […]

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20 March 2015
Panama – Italian unification celebrated in music

The Embassy of Italy in Panama and the Italian Cultural Institute celebrated the 154th anniversary of the Italian unification with a concert held in the parliament building. The event, which was a great success, was a first for an Italo-Panamanian orchestra that was set up within the framework of a bilateral cultural accord consisting of […]

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19 March 2015
Zagreb – The art of Riccardo Dalisi

The Italian CulturalInstitute of Zagreb will host an exhibition from 17 March to 10 April of the work of architect Riccardo Dalisi, professor in the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Naples, as well as world-renowned designer and two-time winner of the Golden Compass award, the latest of which in 2014 was for “social […]

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19 March 2015
Tirana – Drones Made in Italy fly over Hadrianopolis archaeological area

The use in drones in land observation and management is booming. Italy’s architects and engineers, along with geologists and archaeologists, are flocking to the use of these new flying machines in their work. And the University of Macerata knows that only too well. Indeed, studying archaeological sites with radio-controlled drones is exactly what the Italo-Albanian […]

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