Teatro alla Scala Academy Orchestra
at Strathmore The legendary La Scala opera house in Milan has represented the pinnacle of performance for more than two centuries, and to study at La Scala is the dream of young virtuosos. This performance, at the close of the Year of Italian Culture in the U.S., brings the best of La Scala’s Academy to […]
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Rigoletto a Mantova
by Marco Bellocchio Verdi’s Rigoletto was the third opera chosen by producer Andrea Andermann for his Live Film project, after Tosca and Traviata. The opera was recorded live, and broadcast live around the world, on September 4 and 5, 2010. It was filmed over two days, so that the action could take place in the […]
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Ribbon of Songs
a marathon of poetry hosted by Grace Cavalieri In celebration of 2013 Year of Italian Culture, 20+ poets will each read an original poem about Italy or Washington D.C., building a bridge of voices between cultures. Michael Davis and Max Ochs will provide musical accompaniment. DC Poet Laureate Dolores Kendrick will open the readings with […]
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The Italian Violin from Baroque to the Nineteenth Century
In the 17th Century instrumental music underwent a deep transformation. The public finally enjoyed music itself, rather than seeing it as a brief introduction to theatrical work or as accompaniment to ballet. Soon enough instrumental virtuosity was in demand just as vocal virtuosity, and violinists could be as famous as singers. Italy played a leading […]
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FABRIANO 1264
750 Years of Western Paper: carrying knowledge, spreading culture, connecting peoples ON VIEW NOV 20 – DECEMBER 20 (by appointment): ( click here ) The exhibit will include a selection of watermarks from 1301 to today. A section of the exhibit will be dedicated to the relationship between paper and art through the comparison of […]
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Jews and Magic in Medici Florence:
The Secret World of Benedetto Blanis Edward Goldberg In the seventeenth century, Florence was the splendid capital of the Medici Grand Dukedom of Tuscany. Meanwhile, the Jews in its tiny Ghetto struggled to earn a living by any possible means, especially loan-sharking, rag-picking and second-hand dealing. They were viewed as an uncanny people with rare […]
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Wounded to Death
by Serena Dandini Written and performed by Serena Dandini, a well-known writer and journalist from Italy, the play features stories to give a voice to women who have lost their lives at the hands of a husband, a partner, a lover or an “ex”. Onstage, playing the victims, along with the Italian actress, other women […]
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The Art of Papermaking in Italy & the U.S.
at Corcoran Gallery of Art Panelists including curators and scholars from the Library of Congress, artists, and Italian experts discuss Italian papermaking history and tradition and explore innovative forms of contemporary papermaking in both Italy and the United States. In collaboration with the Corcoran College of Art + Design, the Library of Congress, the Museum […]
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Italian and American Sounds
Concert The World Youth Chamber Orchestra presents Damiano Giuranna, conductor Marco Nirta, viola The concert will feature fourteen young musicians, seven Italians and seven Americans, who have been selected through auditions to be part of the WYCO performing Giuseppe Verdi (Ave Maria, Quartet in E Minor) and Samuel Barber (Canzonetta for viola and strings, Quartet […]
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L’Industriale (The Entrepreneur)
with Italians in DC Cineforum 2013 Nicola, a small industrialist in his 40s, owns a factory in Turin, which he inherited from his father. This factory is on the brink of closing down due to the hard economic crisis hitting the country. However, he is stubborn and determined to do all he can to keep […]
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