Diplomazia Culturale

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18 July 2012

Barcelona – An exhibition on the Catalan presence in Sardinia

An exhibition of photographs and documents illustrating the story of the Sardinian-Catalan nobility has opened at Montjuïc Castle in Barcelona. The event was followed by the 8th series of “Els Plenilunis al Castell de Montjuïc” concerts, organised by the Amics del Castell de Montjuïc and the Salvador d’Horta “Sardinians in Spain” Association, with the collaboration […]

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16 July 2012

Norway: “Querini” to be staged in August

Sixty years before the discovery of America, a noble Venetian merchant was shipwrecked in an event that created an indissoluble link between the Norwegian fish market and the Italian table. The story will be brought to the stage in the opera “Querini”, directed by Henning Sommero, on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 August 2012 in […]

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13 July 2012

BEIJING – Italo-Chinese conference on climate change

The glaciers of Tibet have receded over the past 50 years by 10-15% as a result of climate change associated with human activity. The topic was confronted in Beijing at the bilateral Italo-Chinese Conference entitled “From Glacier to Climate. An Euro-Asiatic perspective in cryospheric sciences”, organized by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Bicocca […]

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13 July 2012

MIKULOV: Classical Guitar Festival

Italy is being represented by award-winning musicians Carlo Marchione and Paolo Pegoraro at this year’s edition of the Mikulov International Classical Guitar Festival, one of the most important events of its kind in the Czech Republic and Central European in General.

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12 July 2012

DETROIT: Amb. bisogniero meets with Italian business community

On 9 July Ambassador of Italy Claudio Bisogniero visited Detroit to meet with representatives of the Italian business community there. After meeting with FIAT-CHRYSLER CEO Sergio Marchionne, the ambassador had a working lunch with representatives of Oakland County, where a large number of Italian firms such as – Magneti Marelli, Marposs, Stola Group – are […]

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12 July 2012

BEIRUT: writer Paolo Giordano at the Hay Festival 2012

On 4 July Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Giuseppe Morabito participated in the opening ceremony for the 2012 Hay Festival in Beirut, dedicated to the theme: “Imagine the world”. Paolo Giordano present for Italy 2008 Strega Prize winner Paolo Giordano was present for Italy, and spoke about his first novel “The Solitude of Prime Numbers”, translated […]

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12 July 2012

EDINBURGH: Italy at Jazz and Blues Festival

A number of prominent Italian musicians will be participating in the upcoming edition of the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, to be held from 20 to 29 July, in a special section called “Jazz Italia”, which opens on 20 July at the “Queen’s Hall” with a concert by Danilo Rea and Flavio Boltro performing jazz […]

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11 July 2012

Italy and the “diplomacy of growth” – EU-US Workshop on SMEs and steering promotion of the country system

The MFA maintains its commitment to the “diplomacy of growth” through various initiatives aimed at promoting the country system, as foreign ministry spokesperson Giuseppe Manzo explained in his customary press briefing. TEC The EU-US Workshop on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Framework of the TEC (Transatlantic Economic Council) will be held on Thursday 12 […]

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10 July 2012

FREIBURG: benefit concert for earthquake victims in Emilia-Romagna

The Freiburg Opera House hosted a benefit concert on 7 July for the earthquake victims of Emilia-Romagna, organised by the Dante Alighieri Society in collaboration with the Italian Consulate and the Freiburg Theater. The Freiburg International String Quartet performed music by Mozart, Verdi and Ottorino Respighi, and were joined by mezzosporano Anja Jung.  

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10 July 2012

YAOUNDE: Italian film “Ainom” wins best foreign film at Cameroon film festival

Cameroon critics applaude Italian cinema: in view of its constructive and realistic treatment of African immigration in Italy, “Ainom”, directed and produced in 2011 by Lorenzo Ceva Valla and Mario Garofano, was awarded the prize for best foreign film of the year at the “Ecrans Noirs” film festival. Italian Ambassador Stefano Pontesilli presented the award […]

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10 July 2012

Izmir: italian lyric artists at international festival

Lyric music was the front-liner at the26th edition of the international music festival in Izmir, where hundreds of artists from all over the world compete. The Italian Consulate organised a recital by mezzosoprano Francesca Franci, accompanied by Paolo Villa, performing works by Verdi, Haendel and Bizet. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of […]

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9 July 2012

BEIJING: italian masterpieces at the National Museum

67 works from Florentine National and municipal museums, galleries and art collections: The exhibition “Renaissance in Florence. Masterpieces and Protagonists” for the 100th anniversary of the National Museum of Beijing on 6 July. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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