Federico Agostini, violinist and Enrico Elisi, pianist
Concert at National Gallery of Art A concert by Federico Agostini, violinist, and Enrico Elisi, pianist. Agostini is world-renowned as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concertmaster (1979-2002) of the legendary Italian string ensemble I Musici Italiani and Enrico Elisi is the winner of nine first prizes in international competitions in Italy, Portugal and the United […]
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2015
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2015, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Center for Contemporary Jewish Documentation in Milan and the Centro Primo Levi in New York, organized two events on January 27 and February 2nd, 2015 to honor the victims of the Holocaust. […]
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Cosmonauta (Cosmonaut)
It’s now 1963 and 15 year old Luciana has been obsessed with Russian space missions since she was a little girl, a passion passed on by her older brother Arturo. She is now a committed member of the local Italian Federation of Young Communists and is nursing a hopeless crush on the handsome leader of […]
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Operapop
Concert Francesca Carli, soprano, and Enrico Giovagnoli, tenor, merge the language of pop music with their experience of opera in a fusion of great vocal skill and stage presence that leads to a spectacular performance. PREVIEW (via YouTube) RSVP Please Make a Reservation by December 16, 2014 at 2 PM Reservations are available until we […]
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Italian Holiday Festival
at the Smithsonian American Art Museum FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – NO RSVP REQUIRED Celebrate the holiday season with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Embassy of Italy, and the Italian Cultural Institute! Enjoy seasonal music and costumed performers that embody Italian culture, and make festive arts and crafts you can keep for […]
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On the Edge by Emiliano Reali
Book presentation Join Emiliano Reali, a young talented Italian writer, for the presentation of the translation in English of his book On the Edge (Sul ciglio del dirupo) . The book, presented by the City of Rome in 2012, has been widely reviewed in the national press and presented on numerous radio and television channels. […]
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Ebola and Other Emerging Infectious Disease Threats: Prevention and Preparedness
Infectious diseases such as Ebola travel rapidly across national borders. One out of four deaths annually worldwide are due to infectious illnesses and more than 40 new ones have emerged since 1972 alone. On December 10, 2014, the Embassy of Italy and New America will convene a conference on “Ebola and Other Emerging Infectious Disease […]
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Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea
at the National Museum of Women in the Arts ABOUT THE IMAGE: Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro Filipepi), Madonna and Child (Madonna col Bambino), also called Madonna of the Book (Madonna del Libro) (detail), 1480–81; Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan; inv. 443 – See more: HERE Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea explores the concept of womanhood represented by […]
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EU Film Showcase at AFI Silver
Now in its 27th year, the AFI European Union Film Showcase continues its tradition of bringing the best in European cinema to the Washington, DC, region. This year’s selection of more than 50 films includes international film festival award winners, local box-office hits and debut works by promising new talents, plus many countries’ official Oscar® […]
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Il Sud è Niente (South is Nothing)
CINEFORUM Movie screening Grazia (Miriam Karlkvist) is seventeen years-old and lives in Reggio Calabria. When she was little, her brother Pietro (Giorgio Musumeci) emigrated in Germany and never came back. Her father, Cristiano (Vinicio Marchioni), told her that the brother is dead and does not want to talk about him. One night, after a disagreement […]
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