Instapoets: Franco Arminio and the new era of Italian poetry
18TH ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK IN THE WORLD Under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic A night of poetry reading accompanied by classical guitar Words can describe the outside world better than the eyes can see it, according to Franco Arminio. “The most important poet in Italy …”, as defined by […]
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18th Italian Language Week: Ferrante Fever, a documentary by Giacomo Durzi
18TH ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK IN THE WORLD Under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic Filmed between Italy and the United States, Ferrante Fever is born from the same passion that devours the readers of Elena Ferrante. But the film doesn’t necessarily go in search of the identity of the “faceless writer,” […]
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New directions: Italian Contemporary Art in the United States
Italy is synonymous with history. We visit Rome and Naples and see remnants of an ancient civilization. But Italy has a modern side too, that comprises of some exceptional contemporary artists that art lovers should have on their radar. On the occasion of the International Day of Italian Contemporary Art, promoted by AMACI – Association […]
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ITALIAN COLOR – Duo Emy Bernecoli, violin + Elia Andrea Corazza, piano
Italian Color is a musical journey across time, presenting rare and refined compositions that defined the history of Italian classical music for piano and violin, from the Baroque to present day. The program performed by Emy Bernecoli (violin) and Elia Andrea Corazza (piano) will include the Sonata in Re maggiore RV10 by Antonio Vivaldi as transcribed by Ottorino Respighi; Antonio Vitali’s Ciaccona, a […]
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Ieri, oggi, domani (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)
Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 1964 Academy Awards, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is a sparklingly original comedy that casts Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren in three different stories set throughout Italy. In Naples, they are poor but resourceful, selling black market cigarettes on the streets. In Milan, Loren is costumed in Christian Dior and debates her […]
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Libiamo! La Traviata with the Washington National Opera **SOLD OUT**
The Italian Cultural Institute and the Washington National Opera (WNO) are pleased to present a special preview of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata debuting on October 6th at the Kennedy Center. WNO’s Artistic Director Francesca Zambello will take you inside the composer’s mind and into the history and social context of the opera, explaining the behind the scenes of this […]
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Tutto quello che vuoi (Friends by Chance)
Alessandro (Andrea Carpenzano) is a tempestuous young slacker. He has lost his mother when he was two, and has become the torment of his father – a peddler in Porta Portese, the local flea-market – who can’t imagine a future for that idle and furious son, and is unable to find the key to his […]
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Luca Buratto – Solo Recital
Since winning the 2015 Honens International Piano Competition, Italian pianist Luca Buratto has received several warm praises. His debut recitals at Wigmore and Carnegie Hall heralded the pianist as “no ordinary virtuoso” (The Telegraph). Described by International Piano Magazine as “masterly,” Buratto’s regarded interpretations of prolific British composer Thomas Adès reveal his versatility as “an artist who […]
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Padre d’Italia (There is a light) by Fabio Mollo
Fabio Mollo’s second feature blends an offbeat love story with a freewheeling road movie to examine a generation poised on the brink of adulthood. Paolo (Luca Marinelli) has recently broken up with his longtime boyfriend over the issue of raising children. He is nursing his sorrow in a Turin nightclub when a woman collapses in […]
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Fabrizio Bosso 4et: State of the Art
The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the 13th Annual DC JazzFest and WPFW, proudly present the Fabrizio Bosso 4et live with State of the Art. Bop of third millennium, with his amazing attacks, a proverbial sense of swing and a pouring speech, Fabrizio Bosso is the most brilliant trumpet of […]
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