Lectura Dantis Andreapolitana
15th meeting: Purgatorio, XVIII – XXI A series of public lectures on Dante’s Divine Comedy A Lectura Dantis (‘reading of Dante’) is a public reading and explanation of all 100 cantos of Dante’s Divine Comedy canto by canto. Each canto of the Commedia is discussed by a different scholar, and there will be a wide […]
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Gianluca Littera – Double Breath
The Queen’s Hall and the Italian Cultural Institute are proud to present an exclusive line-up showcasing some of the most exciting talents in contemporary Italian music. Gianluca Littera is a giant of modern harmonica playing. A frequent collaborator with Ennio Morricone, he has also appeared with Ute Lemper, Kremerata Baltica and a host of world […]
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SHINE – Waiting for the unexpected
Kekko Fornarelli (piano/synth/samples), Roberto Cherillo (vocals/ electonics/ synthbass) XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge Shine is a new project born of the collaboration between two unique artists, and constituting a Duo fusing two different personalities in a extraordinary bond to create a sound which ranges from classical piano to […]
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Scottish Opera – A Little Bit of Don Giovanni
A 20 minute taste of Mozart’s much loved opera For the first time the Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to host A Little Bit of Don Giovanni by Scottish Opera. This commissioned version of Mozart’s Don Giovanni features a Scottish Opera singer, cellist, guitarist, storyteller and a storytelling box with colourful illustrations to bring 17th […]
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Orazio Sciortino – Talk & Recital “Franz Liszt – Complete Verdi Paraphrases and Transcriptions”
Verdi on the piano – teatro, teatralità e virtuosismo XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge The Italian Cultural Institute is very pleased to collaborate with the brilliant musician and composer Orazio Sciortino. Orazio Sciortino is a 28 years-old pianist and composer. His “Cadenzas for Mozart piano concertos” were published […]
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Cappella Nova plays the Via Francigena
The Pilgrimage Route from Canterbury to Capua XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge To celebrate the Via Francigena event, Cappella Nova will be performing a repertoire on the theme Music and Pilgrimage. Performance pieces will include, for example, laude from the Laudario di Cortona, items from the Cantigas de […]
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Via Francigena – The Pilgrim Route from Canterbury to South of Italy
Alberto Alberti & Nicholas Havely XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge The ancient Via Francigena is the pilgrim route which starts from Canterbury in England, and in a sense is the “mother road” for Christian pilgrims in Europe. For centuries, pilgrims from across Europe would trek across the Alps […]
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Vannozza Cattanei, Mother of the Borgias
Narrated by Giovanna Conforto, Daniela Corradini with images by Gaetano Pezzella XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge A journey through the history, places and images of the Borgia, the most powerful family in Rome during the Fifteenth Century, narrated by Daniela Corradini. Vannozza Cattanei, born in Mantua in 1442 […]
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The Tradition of the actor-author in Italian Theatre
Edited by Donatella Fisher XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge The centrality of the actor-author constitutes a distinctive characteristic of Italian theatre which, historically, has been based primarily based on performance. It is this unique aspect of Italian theatre which distinguishes it sharply from other theatrical traditions. This broad-ranging […]
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Batik Paintings in Full Bloom
by Rosario Mastrocinque XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge An exhibition of paintings by Rosario Mastrocinque, an Italian-born artist based in Edinburgh since 1996, will be on view at the Institute. In his paintings, Rosario Mastrocinque explores the many intriguing and ever changing aspects of the batik medium. He […]
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