Diplomazia Culturale

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8 January 2016

Toronto – Italian opera from Tosca to Othello on screen in Canadian capital

Italian opera will brighten up the Canadian winter in Toronto with three events at the Alliance Francaise theatre organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. The evenings will be dedicated to some of Italy’s most iconic composers and their works. The programme will begin on Tuesday, January 19 with the screening of the second act of […]

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Press Releases

7 January 2016

Minister Gentiloni: “Great pride for the appointment of Maestro Noseda as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington”

“The choice of Maestro Gianandrea Noseda as Music Director of the prestigious National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington makes us very proud and confirms the excellence of Italy’s school of orchestration and of Italian musicians. I offer  my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Maestro Noseda. […]

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7 January 2016

St. Petersburg – Russian translation of Basile’s Pentamerone to be unveiled

The Russian translation of Giambattista Basile’s Pentamerone, “The Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones”, will be presented at St. Petersburg’s House of Books on Saturday, January 9. The Italian poet’s work was translated with the contribution of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs  and Development Cooperation (Directorate General Country System). Interpreter Pyotr Epifanov […]

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7 January 2016

Brussels – Discovering the delicacies of Lucca’s countryside with Maria Adriana Giusti

The French translation of Maria Adriana Giusti’s gastronomic journey through Lucca’s countryside, “Villas de Lucques. Les délices de la campagne”, will be presented at the Italian Institute of Culture in Brussels on January 20 at 8 p.m.  The author will speak at the event alongside the President of the Association of Palaces and Villas in […]

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7 January 2016

Tokyo – Italian Institute of Culture holds symposium on Botticelli

The Italian Institute of Culture in Tokyo will hold a symposium on Botticelli on January 16, chiming with the launch of the “Botticelli and His Time” exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art. Leading Italian and Japanese experts attendin the symposium will include Osano Shigetoshi of Tokyo University, Alessandro Cecci, art historian and former […]

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7 January 2016

Jakarta – From Indonesia to Singapore, designer Valentina D’Amato establishes herself with support from the Italian Institute of Culture

Fashion, decor, design. The Art 1: New Museum & Art Space in Jakarta features modern art masterpieces, contemporary works that are both fascinating and suggestive. It now hosts a Made in Italy area thanks to Sicilian textile designer Valentina D’Amato, who recently visited the Indonesian capital to present her collection of furnishings and fashion accessories […]

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5 January 2016

Moscow – Art and cinema, the genius of Caravaggio takes centre stage in Russia

“Caravaggio”, by Angelo Longoni, will be screened from January 15 to 19 at Moscow’s Pushkin Museum. The film, an intense and suggestive portrait depicting the bright and dark sides of a genius, is the grand finale of the exhibition “Caravaggio, his Precursors and Followers”, which is on show until January 10. The screening, organised by […]

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5 January 2016

Paris – “The Rules of Vision” exhibition by Luca Campigotto on show

The Italian Cultural Institute in Paris will open its activities for 2016 on Tuesday, Jan. 5 with the inauguration of a photographic exhibition by Luca Campigotto. The exhibition, “The rules of vision”, will be inaugurated in the presence of François Hébel, art director of the first edition of the Grand Paris Photography Month 2017, and […]

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5 January 2016

Ankara – ‘Italian Horizons 2016’, programme of events in Turkey

Italy will stage an all-round programme of events focused on cultural, political and economic themes in Turkey in 2016. The programme, entitled “Italian Horizons for 2016” will be presented to the press on Jan. 19 at the Italian Embassy in Ankara. The Italian Embassy, together with other Italian institutions operating in Turkey, will offer local […]

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5 January 2016

Beijing – The roadshow to promote La Triennale di Milano kicks off

The roadshow promoting the 21st  Triennale di Milano has kicked off in Beijing. It is organised by the Italian Embassy together with the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) and the China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). The mission to China’s main cities aims to present design as a driver of new economies, logistical innovations […]

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4 January 2016

Strasbourg – Emma Dante presents “Le sorelle Macaluso”. A tale of seven women

Emma Dante, one of the most interesting and controversial Italian directors, has decided to bring on stage the story of a matriarch.  “The Macaluso Sisters”, which will run at the Maillon-Wacken Theater  from January 12 to January 16, 2016, tells the story of seven sisters . The performance will be staged  with the support of […]

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4 January 2016

Haifa – Cinema and history, “Rinascere in Puglia: Shores of Light, Salento 1945-47”

Between 1945 and 1947 thousands of Jews who survived the Holocaust found refuge and safety in Apulia. Several hundred children were born in the Salento region but shortly after left for Israel, leaving behind their fleetingly Italian origins. Shuni, Esther and Rivka, “three daughters of the South of Italy”, are the main characters in a […]

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