Alberto Angela on Cleopatra
“With narrative flair and immediacy, [Angela] reconstructs the Cleopatra affair, following it like a reporter… The result is a compelling and convincing fresco, full of action and emotion.” La Repubblica Our world today would not be the same without Cleopatra. Yet while she is one of the most famous figures in history, the legendary Egyptian […]
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Carlo Goldoni’s La Scozzese | University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews’ students of Italian Theatre are putting on a virtual, English production of Carlo Goldoni’s 18th century comedy La Scozzese. The play will be shown for free through the Byre Theatre’s website from Friday 28th May 2021 at 5.00 pm (BST) to Sunday 30th May at 10.00 am (BST). Performed to English-speaking audiences for […]
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Geronimo Stilton’s A Thousand Wonders. A Journey to Discover Italy
The famous mouse journalist is the protagonist of a special volume dedicated to the beauties of our country, distributed to Embassies, Consulates and Italian Cultural Institutes and which you can browse through on the Italiana portal. There is a new mouse-tastic treasure hunt dedicated to the beauties of Italy. The protagonist is Geronimo Stilton – […]
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Mobilizing Cultural Identities in the First World War: History, Representations and Memory
Mobilizing Cultural Identities in the First World War: History, Representations and Memory (Palgrave: 2020), edited by Federica G. Pedriali and Cristina Savettieri. A round table with the volume’s editors in conversation with Jay Winter, Marco Mondini and Simona Storchi. Mobilisation during the First World War was a major process of material and imaginative engagement unfolding […]
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Leggere Dante: Come, Perché | Free E-book download
To celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death, Ambassador Raffaele Campanella has recently published “Leggere Dante: come, perché”, a guide book to (re)discover Dante Alighieri’s work and life, with a preface from Dante scholar Professor Mirko Tavoni. Dante Alighieri’s work does not only enjoys a unique status within Italian literature: Dante’s genius and communication […]
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Scholarships | Accademia alla Scala
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is pleased to offer scholarships for two courses organised by the Accademia d’Arti e Mestieri dello Spettacolo Teatro alla Scala in Milan: Opera Singers and Performing Arts Management. Accademia Teatro alla Scala The La Scala Academy, under the leadership of BoD Chairman Giuseppe Vita and […]
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Cinema Made in Italy 2021 (16 – 29 April)
CINEMA MADE IN ITALY 2021 returns this year with a new digital edition, bringing cutting edge Italian cinema to a national audience for the first time, on the curated streaming service MUBI. From 16 – 29 April film fans will once more have the unique opportunity to take in a diverse array of the best […]
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Adriano Sangineto | The Edinburgh International Harp Festival
Italian musician Adriano Sangineto presents Arpa Creativa, a show with a thousand aspects, where his harp becomes an extension of his lively and engaging character. His original compositions bring new and unexpected twists to the mainstream harp repertoire. Hands and feet keep on moving under and over the stage as he draws on his experience […]
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‘Quasi Grazia’ by Marcello Fois
My idea, I would say my obsession, was the need to represent the flesh of this woman who was so important for the literary culture of our country. As if it were absolutely necessary not to stop at a “ simply” literary re-enactment, but rather a living representation. – Marcello Fois It is precisely […]
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Frolics in the Face of Europe Sir Walter Scott, Continental Travel, and the Tradition of the Grand Tour
Book launch of Frolics in the Face of Europe Sir Walter Scott, Continental Travel, and the Tradition of the Grand Tour by Dr Iain Gordon Brown on the occasion of the commemoration of Sir Walter Scott 250th birth anniversary in 2021. A webinar with Iain Gordon Brown and Joseph FarrellIntroduced by Katia Pizzi, Director, ICI […]
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