Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

9 September 2024

“Orlando Furioso Reloaded” in Prague

A unique concert to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the arrival of Italian opera in Bohemia, thanks to Count F. A. Špork, was organised by Theatrum Kuks in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague. In 1724, in Kuks, Italian musicians performed Orlando Furioso, an opera by Antonio Bioni. Only the overture of the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

5 September 2024

Maestro Chiantore on tour in Bolivia

On the occasion of Maestro Luca Chiantore’s tour in Bolivia, the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Embassy in La Paz, in collaboration with the Plurinational Conservatory of Music and the German Cultural Centre, organised a concert by the renowned Italian pianist in the “Tiwanaku” Honor Hall of the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

5 September 2024

SFIM Newsletter – Special Edition “Calvino Invisibilia”

The special edition of the Newsletter of the Italian Education System in the World, dedicated to the creative writing contest “Calvino Invisibilia,” is now online. The contest was aimed at students of Italian schools abroad, Italian sections in foreign and international schools, and Italian language courses at foreign universities. Organised by Office V of the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

4 September 2024

In Buenos Aires: “Letizia Battaglia. Chronicle, Life, Love”

On 29 August, the photography exhibition “Letizia Battaglia. Chronicle, Life, Love” was inaugurated at the Centro Cultural Recoleta in Buenos Aires. The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador, Fabrizio Lucentini, the Director of the Centro Cultural Recoleta, Maximiliano Tomas, and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires, Livia Raponi. The ceremony […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 September 2024

Igiaba Scego on tour in Brazil

Beloved by Brazilian readers as well, the Italian-Somali writer Igiaba Scego returned to Brazil on 6 August for a series of events to present the Portuguese translation of her latest novel, “Cassandra a Mogadiscio”. Shortlisted for the 2023 Strega Prize, the novel is simultaneously a letter, a historical testimony, and a family genealogy. Through a […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 September 2024

Ukraine, Ambassador Formosa at the opening of the school year

In spite of Russian aggression, the education cycle is starting again in Ukraine. The Ambassador of Italy to Ukraine, Carlo Formosa, officially opened the school year at the ‘Dante Alighieri’ School in Kiev, an institute that – with its over one thousand students – spans the primary, middle and high school cycle and boasts a […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 September 2024

Italian Renaissance Dance in Seoul

As part of the celebrations for the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and South Korea, the Italian Cultural Institute of Seoul brought the magic of Italian Renaissance dance to the stage. The nine artists of the company “La Rossignol” enchanted the Korean audience, transporting them to a magical and glorious past. The first […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 August 2024

In Bahía Blanca: “Italy in the history of tango”

Italians have played a fundamental role in the birth, growth, and establishment of tango culture, its poetry, and its music. First and second-generation immigrants managed to transpose the nostalgia for their distant homeland into the most iconic form of Argentine artistic expression. What better way to highlight the Italian cultural influence in Argentina and celebrate […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 August 2024

The Rome of Jubilees: Italian art in the world

The city of Rome and its inseparable connection to Jubilee years are at the center of a new initiative by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. As the Jubilee 2025 approaches, the Ministry aims to offer global visibility to artistic research in this field of culture. The public notice “The Rome of […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 August 2024

Raimondi and Gatto’s jazz in Edinburgh

Once again this year, great Italian jazz artists returned to the Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival. Founded in 1978, the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is now one of the largest and most respected jazz and blues festivals in Europe, offering 10 days of music and over 130 performances. The festival features local and […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 August 2024

Alessandro Baricco for the first time in Budapest

Thanks to the joint invitation extended by Festival Academy and Festival PesText, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest, Alessandro Baricco was the protagonist of a meeting at the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy, where he had a chat with Zsófia Czakó. It was Baricco’s first time in the Hungarian capital. Alessandro Baricco is […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 August 2024

Italian culture in the world – from music to comics

A selection of initiatives and events organised by the Italian Cultural Institutes and the network of Italian embassies and consulates are being published on the portal www.raicultura.it as part of the media partnership between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Rai Cultura. Among the latest contents published are: the video dedicated […]

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