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19 November 2013
Entering the diplomatic service. Instructions for use

Entering the diplomatic service is the dream of many young people with an interest in international relations. And the competitive entrance exam is the only access route. The seventh instalment of “Diplomazia e dintorni”, to be aired on Tuesday 19 November 2013, will examine what is viewed as one of the most difficult and demanding […]

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19 November 2013
Cape Town – Charity regatta with Italian Ambassador

Diplomats, business people, politicians and stars of sport and show business: “all at sea” for charity. The first Italian Ambassador’s Perennial Trophy, a charity regatta conceived by our Ambassador in Pretoria, Vincenzo Schioppa, will take place in Cape Town on Saturday 23 November 2013. Read more, in Italian

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Press Releases
18 November 2013
IIC Brussels: Rumours of closing unfounded

With regard to the press release issued by the director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels, Prof. Federiga Bindi, on 14 November entitled “Close or boost? Summary of the first year and a half of the management of the Brussels IIC”, the foreign ministry points out that the “rumours of its closing” are entirely […]

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18 November 2013
Seoul – La lirica italiana conquista la scena coreana (in translation)

La lirica italiana conquista la scena coreana: quattro le opere rappresentante nelle ultime settimane con cast e direzione italiane e la collaborazione diretta tra compagnie coreane, teatri stabili in Italia, l’ambasciata d’Italia e l’Istituto italiano di cultura a Seul. Sul palcoscenico del Daegu Kukje Opera Festival ha ottenuto un grande successo di pubblico e critica […]

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18 November 2013
Italy-Peru – “The 5 senses of cooperation” in Lima

The second edition of the cycle of theatrical events “The 5 senses of cooperation” was organised by the Cooperation Office of the Italian embassy and the Italo-Peruvian Fund, with the coordination of the Italian NGOs operating in Peru. Read more, in Italian.

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15 November 2013
Cuba – Concert in honour of Verdi

A concert for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi was held in Holguin, Cuba’s second largest eastern city and provincial capital. A resounding success for Walter Themel conducting the Udine Conservatory Orchestra. Read more, in Italian

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15 November 2013
Italia-Pakistan – New Archaeology Museum opens in Swat

Italy continues efforts on behalf of the cultural and artistic patrimony of Pakistan, with the opening of the new Museum of Swat in Saidu Sharif, a 1958 structure rebuilt by the Italian archaeological mission with funding from Rome. Read more, in Italian

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14 November 2013
Machiavelli in the U.S. for 500th anniversary of The Prince

Niccolo’ Machiavelli lands in America, with an exhibition that coincides with the Year of Italian Culture in the U.S. to be mounted in Washington and New York. Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince and his times (1513-2013) An exhibition on Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince and his times (1513-2013), sponsored by ENI, opened at the Embassy of Italy […]

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13 November 2013
Italy-Iran – Success for archeological team in Khuzestan

The Italian archaeological team in Iran has once again been successful: led by Vito Messina of the Archaeological Research Centre of Turin (CST) and Jafar Mehrkian of the Iranian Center for Archaeological Research (ICAR), the team made a series of discoveries at Kaleh Chendar that included a brick temple set on a stone foundation; the […]

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13 November 2013
Tirana – Italy at Tirana Book Fair, Pellegatta and “his” Albania

Italy is among the participants of the 16th Book Fair in Tirana which, from 13 to 17 November, will be occupying the Albanian capital’s conference centre, and which offers a unique opportunity to make contact with local and foreign publishers. The Italian stand will feature, among others, Alessandro Pellegatta’s “Agim. Alla scoperta dell’Albania”, a book […]

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