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18 December 2015

Madrid – International festival of culture gets under way

Italy is represented at the Navidena Feria Internacional de las Culturas, a multicultural event staged by the City of Madrid in the Centro Cultural Conde Duque from 17 to 22  December, whose central courtyard hosts sounds, smells and tastes from around the world. The fair features a stand set by the Embassy and Italian Cultural […]

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18 December 2015

Lebanon – Italian artists at the Beirut Chants Festival

Giacomo Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria” opened the Beirut Chants Festival being held in the Lebanese capital through 23 December. Conducted by Toufic Maatouk, the Orchestra Giovanile Mediterranea of Palermo was accompanied by the choruses of the Antonina University and the Notre Dame University of Louaizé. A total of 36 Italian artists – the 32 musicians […]

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17 December 2015

Tunis – Acrobatic dance company Sonics stage “Meraviglia”

According to a press release from the Italian Cultural Institute, on Friday 18 November (20:00) the Théâtre Municipal of Tunis will host a performance of “Meraviglia” (photo by Massimiliano Pappa) by the Sonics, an Italian company of dancers and acrobats founded by Alessandro Pietrolini and Ileana Prudente. The show has enjoyed worldwide acclaim, with more […]

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16 December 2015

Prague – The art and genius of Titian

The Imperial Stables of the Castle of Prague will host “Tiziano Vanitas – The Poet of the Image and the Shade of Beauty” from 15 December 2015 through 20 March 2016, the largest exhibition the Czech Republic has ever seen on the great painter Titian, and that includes numerous works on loan from major collections […]

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16 December 2015

Scutari – Christmas Concert, Italy and Albania united in music

A 2015 Christmas Concert has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana, in collaboration with the Honorary Consulate of Italy in Scutari, for Saturday 19 December (18:00) at the auditorium of Scutari’s “Ate Pjeter Meshkalla”. A rich programme includes works ranging from Corelli to Strauss to traditional Christmas songs performed by the Ensemble […]

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15 December 2015

South Africa – Embassy of Italy awards competition prizes

The Embassy of Italy in South Africa awarded the prizes to the four winners – Itumeleng Moleko (first prize winner), Nhleketo Nkanyane, Duduzile Mahlangu and Ntokozo Maluleka – of a photography contest involving 28 students of the Rivoningo elementary school in Soshanguvu, Pretoria. The participants were asked to photograph their daily activities with digital cameras […]

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15 December 2015

Malta – Celebration of Italy’s entry into the UN

La Valletta commemorated the 60th anniversary of Italy joining the United Nations. The evening, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute at the Spazju Kreattiv-Saint James Cavalier, coincided with Human Rights Day 2015. Theinstitute’s director Salvatore Schirmo pointed out the prominent role in the promotion of human rights and peacekeeping operations that Italy has played since […]

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15 December 2015

Belgrade – Wearing beauty, Exhibition on Italian jewellery

An exhibition currently under way in Belgrade offers visitors a chance to admire the best in Italian high-end jewellery – rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets – and was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of that city (Kneza Miloša 56) in collaboration with the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte of Milan and the Museo del […]

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15 December 2015

Washington – Art, in search of 20th century Italy with “Le onde”

“Le Onde: Waves of Italian Influence (1914–1971)”, running through 3 January at Washington’s Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, features the works of seminal 20th century Italian artists such as Lucio Fontana, Giacomo Balla and Giovanni Anselmo. The exhibition has been made possible with the support of the Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute […]

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15 December 2015

Chile – 2016 makes a lyric start

The Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago del Chile will kick off 2016 with an introductory course in Opera, aimed at covering the history of the genre up to the 20th century and offering a better understanding of what has been called the art that combines all the arts. The nine-part initiative has been organised by […]

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14 December 2015

Lebanon – Montefeltro and Renaissance landscape exhibition

The archaeological museum of the University of Saint Esprit in Kaslik, Lebanon is hosting an exhibition on Renaissance landscapes (“Progetto Montefeltro: Vedute Rinascimentali – I Balconi di  Piero della Francesca”) through 17 December. The exhibition, the result of a project based on the discoveries of Rosetta Borchia and Olivia Nesci, guides visitors through the experience of […]

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14 December 2015

Brussels – Music, performance by “E.R. Duni” Conservatory of Matera

The Chamber Orchestra of the “E.R. Duni” Conservatory of Matera will perform on Saturday 19 December at the Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels. The programme includes musical compositions by Nino Rota and others to be performed by 30 instructors and students conducted Daniele Belardinelli. Read more, in Italian.

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