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9 April 2013
ITALY-USA: Biden Pays Tribute To Year Of Italian Culture In The Usa

U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden and his wife Jill paid tribute to the Year of Italian Culture in the USA on the occasion of the “Opera Ball”, one of the American capital’s most important cultural events, which was organized with the help of the Washington National Opera (WNO) at Villa Firenze, residence of Italian Ambassador Claudio […]

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9 April 2013
COPENAGHEN – “Found in Italy”

Scenes from daily life, portraits, landscapes and images of people working the land; snapshots from the world of cinema fuse with those of industrial architecture in a journey through Italy of the last century: the exhibition “Found in Italy” opens on 16 April at the Italian Cultural Institute of Copenhagen. Read more, in Italian.

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9 April 2013
ARGENTINA – Stefano Benni at Italian Cultural Institute

Celebrated Italian writer Stefano Benni will be a guest of the Italian Cultural Institute, where he will meet the public on 26 April, and will be present on 27 April at the Institute’s stand at the international Book Fair. Read more, in Italian.

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9 April 2013
ITALY-TURKEY – Modern art unites

Italy and Turkey come together in the presentation of modern art: the exhibition “Segno Condiviso II”, which opened at the PortArt gallery in Ankara and runs through 5 May, is a display of the works of the students and professors of the Academies of Fine Arts of Brera, Rome and Foggia, following on the heels […]

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8 April 2013
VIETNAM – Opening of “Casa Italia”

Italy gets its own “house” in Vietnam: on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and of the Year of Italy in Vietnam, our Embassy in Hanoi will christen “Casa Italia” on 11 April: a centre for the dissemination of Italian culture, language and lifestyle in that Asian country. Its opening was made […]

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8 April 2013
CYPRUS – Go ahead for “New Italian Cinema”

The “Nuovo Cinema Italiano” film festival opened with a screening of Angelo Longoni’s film “Caravaggio” at the University of Cyrus. Other screenings will include Francesco Bruni’s “Scialla”, Gabriele Muccino’s “Baciami ancora’” and Massimo Martelli’s “Bar Sport” in the course of a film festival sponsored by the Embassy of Italy in Cyprus with the organisational support […]

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5 April 2013
LIMA – Slow Food founder Petrini and cartoonist Staino visit Peru

The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima has hosted a debate between the founder and president of the Slow Food association, Carlo Petrini, and the cartoonist Sergio Staino, who is very popular in Peru. Topics discussed included food traditions, sustainable agriculture and biodiversity. After the debate a exhibition of Staino’s cartoons and illustrations featuring universal subjects […]

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5 April 2013
BRATISLAVA – Verdi’s Requiem enchants the city

Bratislava has fallen under Giuseppe Verdi’s spell as the city celebrates the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Verdi’s Requiem was performed in St. Martin’s Cathedral by Slovakian Radio’s Symphony Orchestra and Bratislava City Choir, conducted by Italian maestro Walter Attanasi. The concert was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava with support from […]

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3 April 2013
BUCHAREST – Homage to Verdi opens with a concert

Events in honour of Giuseppe Verdi are taking place throughout the world. In Bucharest, the 200th anniversary of the great Italian composer’s birth was celebrated at a gala concert at the National Opera Theatre, with the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Bucharest. The event was attended by the Minister for Culture, Daniel Constantin Barbu. […]

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