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11 September 2013
TURKEY: Italian video art arrives in Istanbul

Contemporary Italian art arrives in Istanbul with an exhibition of video art entitled “The world has already been filmed. Now it’s time to transform it”. The exhibition will run from 12 to 16 September 2013 at the Italian Cultural Institute in the Turkish capital, as part of an initiative jointly organised with the Italian Embassy […]

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9 September 2013
ALBANIA: celebrating Verdi’s Requiem in Tirana and Shkodër

Italy and Albania join forces to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi with a performance, Albania’s first, of the Requiem composed in 1874 to commemorate Alessandro Manzoni, the famous Italian writer. The performance in Tirana, on Wednesday 11 September, will be repeated in Shkodër. The initiative was organised by Fiesole Music […]

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6 September 2013
An invitation from the MFA to produce a logo for the Italy-Africa Conference

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants your logo proposals for a conference on Italy-Africa relations which will be taking place in autumn 2014. Proposals from young people are especially welcome. The aim of the Conference is to increase Italian awareness of Africa, especially Sub-Saharan Africa, and to enhance and highlight what we are already doing. […]

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6 September 2013
BOSNIA: a new wave of italian culture

“With the exhibition of Gianna Tosello’s works recently opened in Sarajevo, our aim is to foster a new wave of Italian culture in Bosnia. The performance of the Youth Orchestra of the Marches, Sarajevo and Jerusalem is another signal in this direction”. These were the words of the Italian Ambassador in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ruggero Corrias, at […]

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6 September 2013
HUNGARY – Film: new initiative by the Italian cultural Institute

The Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest will be showing 4 films/operas for the “’Cinema/Opera’’ season in September, October and December 2013. The initiative is being organised in collaboration with Rada Film and the Puskin Cinema. Cinema/Opera is a unique events that bridges the worlds of live television, film and music. Read more, in Italian

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5 September 2013
ROMANIA: The monasteries of Bucovina explored on Radio Rai and Radio Romania

A new tourism-cultural itinerary featuring the painted monasteries of Bucovina, a historic region of Romania, will be explored on Radio Rai3 from 8 to 14 September 2013. The monasteries have been awarded UNESCO World Heritage status. Sergio Valzania, Deputy Director of Radio Rai3, will be following the “Beech Road” in collaboration with Radio Romania. The […]

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4 September 2013
ROMANIA: Enescu Festival showcases italian music

The cream of the international music world is meeting in Romania, where the 21st George Enescu Festival is now under way. The two-yearly festival, the country’s key cultural event, will feature leading Italian orchestras and choirs performing a range of classical and experimental music. Read more, in Italian.

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3 September 2013
GERMANY: Italian film festival touring 30 cities in 4 months

Thirty cities in four months. These are the numbers summing up the “Cinema! Italia!” film festival that from 5 September to 18 December 2013 will be touring Germany with the best of Italian film production. The films will be shown in Italian with German sub-titles. Now in its 16th year, the festival enjoys the patronage […]

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3 September 2013
MONTEVIDEO: Fratta pays homage to Verdi

Montevideo has hosted a concert by the Umberto Giordano Ensemble, led by Gianna Fratta. Entitled “Viva Verdi!”, the concert was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute as part of the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi. The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador, Massimo Andrea Leggeri, and First Secretary […]

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2 September 2013
LOS ANGELES: a month of events featuring Italy and science

Italian “brains” take centre stage in Los Angeles throughout September for “Italian Science Month”. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation (ISSNAF), in collaboration with the Italian Trade Promotion Agency. Its aim is to showcase Italy’s contribution in numerous international scientific and technological […]

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29 August 2013
PECHINO: da libri per bimbi a cibo, editori in fiera (in translation)

Dalla letteratura per l’infanzia ai libri sul cibo: l’editoria italiana si mette in mostra a Pechino, dove da oggi fino al 1 settembre si tiene la 20esima edizione della ‘Beijing Book Fair’. Nello spazio Italia, che comprende undici case editrici e la Fiera del Libro per Ragazzi di Bologna, si spazia dai libri per ragazzi […]

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