Contemporary Art Day kicks off in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka celebrates Contemporary Art Day. To celebrate the Day, for the first time the Italian Embassy organised a series of events in Colombo with the participation of art gallery owner Susanna Orlando of the Galleria di Pietrasanta. Of the two principal events, one was organised in cooperation with one of the most prestigious local art galleries and was […]
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Settimana della Lingua: Riad bel canto italiano in concerto
“From Belcanto to Verismo – An introduction to Italian classic opera”: è questo il titolo del concerto organizzato dall’Ambasciata d’Italia a Riad, in collaborazione con la Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Capitale, nell’ambito delle celebrazioni per la XIX Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo. Ad esibirsi sono state il soprano Erika Beretti e il mezzosoprano Irida Dragoti, accompagnate […]
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Settimana della Lingua: Riad bel canto italiano in concerto
“From Belcanto to Verismo – An introduction to Italian Classic Opera”: this is the title of the concert organized by the Embassy of Italy in Riyadh, in collaboration with Roma Capitale’s Teatro dell’Opera Foundation, as part of the celebrations for the 19th Week of the Italian Language in the world. Singers Erika Beretti, soprano, and […]
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Ivory Coast: pianist Silvia Belfiore in concert
As part of the ‘Italy, Cultures, Africa’ initiative and of the 19th edition of the Italian Language Week, a concert by pianist Silvia Belfiore was organised in Abidjan by the Italian Embassy. The performance of music pieces was interspersed with the reading of texts by Italian and African authors to highlight the synergies between Italian […]
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Kenya chooses ‘Fragments of Nature’ to celebrate Italy’s Contemporary Art Day
The project entitled ‘Fragments of nature’ marked the 15th edition of the Italian Contemporary Art Day in Kenya. Promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi, the project enjoyed the participation of Italian and Kenyan conceptual and street artists. The show opened both in Nairobi and in Malindi. In Nairobi, the display featured four works […]
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It@ca in Toronto: seven Italian success stories
Seven successful Italians will tell the story of an active and dynamic Italy free of stereotypes to an audience of entrepreneurs, businessmen and people from the cultural and political world of Toronto. The event, which was titled It@ca, was synergistically organised by Italian institutional players in Canada: the Embassy, the Consulate General and the Italian […]
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Deputy Minister Sereni welcomed to the Farnesina OSCE High Commissioner Lamberto Zannier
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, welcomed to the Farnesina, Lamberto Zannier, OSCE High Commisioner on National Minorities. The meeting focused on the state of the art of activites of the office of the High Commisioner, one of the four independent OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) authorities, which […]
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Week of Italian Language: Romeo and Juliet in Istria
The Italian Consulate General in Fiume has brought to Istria, in Buie, the travelling performance ‘Romeo and Juliet’, a peculiar show which the Teatro Stabile di Verona has been organizing for over twenty years in the capital city of the Veneto province. This time, it was the picturesque historic city centre of Buie to be the […]
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Undersecretary Scalfarotto: innovation and internationalisation as drivers of the manufacturing industry
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, participated in an ANIMA – the confederation of mechanics industries- public assembly highlighting that beauty and accuracy are essential components of Italian ingeniousness and Made in Italy production which, however, would not be complete without engineering, mechanics and innovative skills. The Undersecretary underlined the core […]
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OICE Report- Undersecretarry of State Di Stefano: a further increase in turnover in foreign markets
Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, participated at ICE (Italian Trade Agency) HQ with a presentation on the 2019 OICE Foreign Markets Report of Italian engineering, architecture and technical and economic consulting companies. The Undersecretary recalled that 45 % of turnover refers to foreign market contracts, and underlined […]
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