opera > LA FLORA
Ars Minerva‘s Founder and Artistic Director, Céline Ricci, presents a preview of the opera La Flora, composed by Antonio Sartorio and Marc’Antonio Ziani in 1681. Sopranos Alexa Anderson and Aurélie Veruni will perform excerpts from the opera, accompanied by Arthur Omura. REGISTER HERE La Flora is a work of emotional chiaroscuro that ranges from heroic tragedy […]
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musica > FILIPPO CIABATTI CONDUCTS RAY CHEN AND JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET
Saturday, July 13 | 6:30 PM FESTIVAL NAPA VALLEY GRAND CRU CLASSICS Filippo Ciabatti conducts Ray Chen and Jean-Yves Thibaudet Charles Crug Stage, St Helena Conductor Filippo Ciabatti leads Festival Orchestra Napa in a lively concert featuring two classical superstars. Ray Chen, hailed as “one of the finest violinists of his generation” (Los Angeles Times), […]
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Frecce Tricolori in San Francisco
Join us for the gathering that will take place at Crissy Field/Veteran Overlook on July 12th at 1:30 PM, on the occasion of the Frecce Tricolori, the Acrobatic Team of the Italian Air Force, flying over San Francisco!
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cinema > MADE IN ITALY: MORRICONE, LEONE, AND MORE
The BAMPFA dedicates a series of films to one of the most influential and prolific music score composers, Ennio Morricone (1928–2020). As a boy, Morricone considered becoming a doctor or competitive chess player, but he was encouraged by his father, a trumpet player, to study music. After graduating from the Conservatory of Music Santa Cecilia, Morricone, […]
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CINEGELATO
MARK YOUR CALENDAR & GET READY TO JOIN US for the screening of 5 contemporary Italian movies at the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco @INNOVIT, 710 Sansome St. Thursday, June 17 | 6:30 PM AN ITALIAN NAME (Il nome del figlio) Dir: Francesca Archibugi, 2015 Starring: Alessandro Gassmann, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valeria Golino Thursday, […]
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film > FRAGMENTS OF A LIFE LOVED
Frameline48 FRAGMENTS OF A LIFE LOVED (Frammenti di un percorso amoroso) A film by Chloé Barreau The Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco BUY TICKETS Imagine walking into a room filled with all your former lovers, and they’re talking about you. Now imagine they’re all there because you invited them. Since her late teens, […]
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film > THE GIARRE CRIME (Il delitto di Giarre)
THE GIARRE CRIME / IL DELITTO DI GIARRE On the occasion of Pride Month, the Consulate General of Italy, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, presents The Giarre Crime (Il delitto di Giarre), the documentary by Sky Crime and History Channel on the double homophobic murder that changed the history of […]
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art > A BETTER PLANET, A BETTER WORLD
A Better Planet, A Better World is a multimedia art project and campaign by artist, writer and photographer Alessandra Mattanza, dedicated to creating awareness to the protection of nature, the environment, and indigenous cultures through the power of the arts. It combines photography, poetry, literature, technology, AI, and the new frontier of the future as sources […]
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music > PLAY IN THE SKY, Alberto Pizzo in concert
Play in the Sky – Wings of Sound Alberto Pizzo in concert Join pianist and composer Alberto Pizzo in his concert at the San Francisco Italian Cultural Institute in a program that includes his own pieces but also some of his arrangements of music by Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone and Astor Piazzolla. This event is […]
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Book Club | LACCI by Domenico Starnone
The title of the book for the next meeting of the Book Club of the Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco is Lacci, by Domenico Starnone. The event will be held in hybrid mode, in-person at the Italian Cultural Institute and online via ZOOM Meeting. As always, you can purchase the book at Libreria Pino. Book […]
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