Viva V.E.R.D.I. : Nabucco in Context (SOLD OUT)
Launch of Washington National Opera’s production The Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute and Washington National Opera present a program highlighting WNO’s new production of Nabucco with director/set designer Thaddeus Strassberger and professor Francesco Ciabattoni (Georgetown University). This program celebrates Nabucco’s unique place in Italian culture and explores its political context in Verdi’s Italy. This Washington, […]
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ECHOES OF THE BELLE EPOQUE
at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Anna Caterina Antonacci, soprano/mezzo & Donald Sulzen, piano A recital for VOCAL ARTS DC, with music by Fauré, Hahn, Cilea, Mascagni, Tosti, Respighi, and Refice. TO BUY TICKETS: CLICK HERE or call 202-467-4600 Tickets may be also purchased in person at the Kennedy Center Box […]
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Mediterraneo
with Italians in DC Movie Screening It’s 1941, eight Italian soldiers land on a small island in the Aegean Sea with the task of establishing an Italian fort. The island appears deserted, abandoned by the population of Greece, which has suffered from the previous German occupation. . Italy, 1991 – color, 89 minutes MEDITERRANEO […]
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Celebrating Italian American Women
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH The Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW), presents a panel with Rita Cardillo Carty Ph.D, Tina Maiolo Esq. and Ambassador Constance Morella. Diana Femia will be moderating the conversation. The National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW) is the premier organization for […]
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The Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai:
Conservation of the Sixth-Century Mosaic of the Transfiguration Hear Roberto Nardi, founder of the Centro di Conservazione Archeologica and the Archaeological Institute of America Kress Lecturer 2010-2011, tell the fascinating story behind the conservation of the delicate jewel of early Byzantine art, which until recently was close to collapse. Remarks by Prof. Mohamed Helmy ElBorai, […]
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Social in the World
SHORTS SCREENING The new Social World Film Festival in Vico Equense, Italy, is the place where social-oriented cinema from around the world is showcased every year. This screening is a selection of 5 shorts, by Italian directors under 35 years of age, from last year’s Festival and will be introduced by the director and founder […]
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Flangini & Minnelli – Il Cinema Dipinto (ON VIEW: RESERVATION REQUIRED)
Exhibition Opening from 7PM to 8:30PM ON VIEW: By appt. (Mon-Fri:10am-12pm/2pm-4pm), Reservations at iicwashington@esteri.it The Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with Regione Lombardia, Associazione Giuseppe e Gina Flangini, and Associazione Colosseum Roma, presents the opening of the exhibit Flangini & Minnelli – Il Cinema Dipinto. On the occasion of the opening, Maestro Stefano […]
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Return to the Aeolian Islands
2012 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital Movie Screening Washington, D.C. Premiere Generations of Italian filmmakers have drawn inspiration from the stunning Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily. This journey on a red-sailed tartan boat to the Aeolian Islands, also a personal memoir of filmmaker Giovanna Taviani, looks at the islands that have inspired […]
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Women’s Creativity at the Twilight
Lucrezia Marinella’s Exhortations to Women and to Others if They Please Lecture by Laura Benedetti The Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW), presents a lecture by Laura Benedetti highlighting the role of women in literature between Renaissance and Baroque. This is our first event celebrating […]
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Noi Credevamo (We Believed)
Cineforum with Italians in DC Movie screening The film tells the story of three guys in the Cilento region: the patriotic Salvatore, Domenico, who believes in friendship and Angelo who believes in violence. Together they join the “Giovine Italia” movement and their lives start taking different paths which retrace some of the historical moments of […]
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