Ferite a Morte
di 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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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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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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Opera and Naples
Lecture and Concert In his book Opera, Theatrical Culture, and Society in Late Eighteenth-Century Naples, Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera, 2012, Anthony R. DelDonna provides a rich study of operatic culture in the Kingdom of Naples in the period of 1775-1800. The book demonstrates how contemporary stage traditions, stimulated by the Enlightenment, engaged with and […]
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LECTURE: Niccolò Machiavelli: The Prince and its Era. 1513-2013
Lecture by Giuliano Amato, Judge of the Costitutional Court of Italy At Georgetown University On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the composition of The Prince, Giuliano Amato, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy, will discuss the essential role Niccolò Machiavelli has played in the history of modern political thought. Organized by the […]
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EXHIBITION: Niccolò Machiavelli: The Prince and its Era. 1513-2013
EXHIBITION OPENING ON VIEW NOV 12-27 (by appointment): ( click here ) To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the composition of The Prince, this exhibit explores the essential role Niccolò Machiavelli has played in the history of modern political thought, his influence on generations of politicians and intellectuals as well as on popular culture. Organized […]
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DRUMARTICA
at the Embassy of Austria EUNIC Concert Series proudly presents DRUMARTICA, the Slovenian percussion – Duo. In cooperation with the Embassy of Slovenia. Drumartica is one of the most active percussion ensembles in Europe today. After great successes at prestigious competitions in Luxembourg (IPCL) and Bulgaria (PENDIM) the duo has played in the USA, Russia […]
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VERDI’S REQUIEM TODAY
WITH THE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON Choral Arts Artistic Director Scott Tucker and Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus Norman Scribner, together with video producer Bonnie Nelson Schwartz, will preview and discuss their upcoming November 10th performance of the Verdi Requiem, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Musical excerpts from the […]
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