Rumba De Bodas
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2014 From latina to swing, balcanica to reggae, soul to folk, it’s exotic party music from these Italian troubadours of the sensuous and sublime www.edinburghjazzfestival.com
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Stone Islands + Enzo Favata’s Quartet
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2014 An embarrassment of riches in the way of lyrical, folk-inflected melodies, bright open harmonies and surging rhythmic energy (The Scotsman). Now in its third incarnation, Sardinian saxophonist Enzo Favata is joined by Scottish pianist Dave Milligan and trumpeter Colin Steele with a new format band, still offering the same […]
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Sir Walter Scott and Opera
Scottish Opera Friday 4 July, 7.30pm, The Hub, Edinburgh Monday 7 July, 7.30pm, Abbotsford House, Melrose Thursday 10 July, 7.30pm, St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen Sunday 13 July 3pm, Òran Mór, Glasgow Soprano: Judith Howarth Tenor: Michael Colvin Baritone: Roland Wood Piano: Derek ClarkThese imaginative recitals from Scottish Opera celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication […]
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Another Time, Another Place
by Michael Radford St Magnus International Festival St Magnus International Festival is Orkney’s annual celebration of the arts. Musical events are at the heart of the artistic programme, the Festival also encompasses drama, dance, literature and visual arts. The Italian Institute is very proud to be associated with the St Magnus International Festival 2014. A […]
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Still Life by Uberto Pasolini
Edinburgh Iternational Film Festival After Venice the film will be presented at Edinburgh Iternational Film Festival. A poignant tale of life, love and the afterlife. Meticulous and organised to the point of obsession, John May (Eddie Marsan) is a council worker charged with finding the next of kin of those who have died alone. When […]
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The Italian Chapel & the Italians at War
St Magnus International Festival St Magnus International Festival is Orkney’s annual celebration of the arts. Musical events are at the heart of the artistic programme, the Festival also encompasses drama, dance, literature and visual arts. The Italian Institute is very proud to be associated with the St Magnus International Festival 2014.A number of events have […]
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Laus Concentus: The Colours of the Sun, Music at the time of Caravaggio
St Magnus International Festival St Magnus International Festival is Orkney’s annual celebration of the arts. Musical events are at the heart of the artistic programme, the Festival also encompasses drama, dance, literature and visual arts. The Italian Institute is very proud to be associated with the St Magnus International Festival 2014. A number of events […]
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The Italian Chapel – The Prisoners of Camp 60
Artistic Director Marco Bussagli, Curated by Gabriella Tamburello St Magnus International Festival St Magnus International Festival is Orkney’s annual celebration of the arts. Musical events are at the heart of the artistic programme, the Festival also encompasses drama, dance, literature and visual arts. The Italian Institute is very proud to be associated with the St […]
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Lecture: “Gabriele D’Annunzio: Making a Life”
by Lucy Huges-Hallet The Association for the Study of Modern Italy (ASMI) and its journal ‘Modern Italy’ hold an annual public lecture each year. The lecturer is an author from outside the academic world who has published a significant work relating to modern or contemporary Italy. Lucy Hughes-Hallett is author of ‘The Pike’, an acclaimed biography of Gabriele D’Annunzio. The volume […]
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The Stereotype Abroad: Mammismo in the Italian Diaspora
Academic workshop. Speakers include Maddalena Tirabassi (Centro Altreitalie, Turin), Susanna Garroni (Università di RomaTre), Silvia Barocci (Università di Urbino), Francesco Ricatti (University of the Sunshine Coast), Adalgisa Giorgio (University of Bath).As part of the project La mamma: Interrogating a National Stereotype, directed by Dr Penelope Morris (University of Glasgow) and Prof Perry Willson (University of […]
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