The Barber of Seville in Belfast
Lyric Opera returns to the Grand Opera House in Belfast with The Barber of Seville from Tue 17 Feb – Sat 21 Feb 2026: an iconic masterpiece in a production bright with colour, high in humour and full of action. Enter into 18th century Seville with all the ingredients for comic chaos, a love match made […]
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‘Italian Stories’ Illustration Exhibition
Book covers are one of the most powerful tools in publishing, capable of capturing attention and conveying the essence of a story at a glance. As Bruno Munari, master of Italian editorial graphic design, once said, a book cover is a small poster that tells the viewer there is something worth discovering inside. The history […]
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Italian Clapperboard: A Documentary Film Series from Italy
The Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh is pleased to present Italian Clapperboard, a curated series of six powerful contemporary Italian documentaries screening throughout 2026. Spanning themes from climate activism and environmental change to migration, memory, identity, and tradition, the series offers audiences a compelling window into the social, cultural, and political questions shaping Italy […]
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Come se non ci fosse un domani | Italian Clapperboard
Thursday 26 February 2026, 17:30 Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh The Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh opens the Italian Clapperboard documentary series with Come se non ci fosse un domani (Riccardo Cremona & Matteo Keffer, 90′, 2025), a powerful and thought-provoking film that places audiences at the heart of today’s climate activism. Directed […]
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The Battle of Algiers | Glasgow Film Festival 2026
The Battle of Algiers by Gillo Pontecorvo 27.02.2026 | 10:30 | Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT 1) Gillo Pontecorvo’s influential antiwar classic charts the protracted struggle by Algerian revolutionaries against Algeria’s French occupiers between 1954 and 1957. Shot on location with a largely non-professional cast, who had lived-in experience of the conflict, it is based on […]
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Primavera | Glasgow Film Festival 2026
Primavera by Damiano Michieletto 03.03.2026 | 17:45 | Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT 2) 04.03.2026 | 13:15 | Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT 2) Early 18th century Venice is brought vividly to life in Damiano Michieletto’s period drama about young virtuoso violinist Ceclia (Tecla Insolia). Living in the Ospedale della Pietà orphanage, her talents are put to […]
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The Last One for the Road | Glasgow Film Festival 2026
The Last One for the Road by Francesco Sossai 05.03.2026 | 20:30 | Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT 2) 06.03.2026| 15:30 | Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT 2) Hit the road with fifty-something drinking buddies Carlobianchi (Sergio Romano) and Doriano (Pierpaolo Capovilla), whose seize-the-day attitude means they’re always determinedly hunting for that final pint on a drinking […]
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A night in Italy | Roma Tre Orchestra & Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra play Donizetti, Mascagni, Respighi
This concert is a proud collaboration between the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh, the Roma Tre Orchestra & Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra. Join us on Saturday, 7 March from 19:30 at the Reid Concert Hall (Bristo Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9AL) for a night of Italian music, and a celebration of the links between Scotland and […]
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La prodigiosa trasformazione della classe operaia in stranieri | Italian Clapperboard
Thursday 26 March 2026, 17:30 Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh The documentary screening series Italian Clapperboard continues on Thursday, 26 March at 17:30 at the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh with La prodigiosa trasformazione della classe operaia in stranieri (Samir, 98′, 2025). Through archival materials, testimonies, animations, and the narrated voice of Lino […]
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Marianne Gubri | Edinburgh International Harp Festival
The 45th Edinburgh International Harp Festival will take place from the 10th -14th April for a harptastic celebration of music, community, and friendship. Marianne Gubri, settled in Italy since 2002 and originally from Brittany, takes the audience on an immersive journey through the harmony of the cosmos. Blending ancient scales, celestial imagery, and ethereal soundscapes, her […]
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