opera > LA BOHÈME
THU, JUN 19 & SAT, JUN 21 | 7:30 PM SF OPERA presents “LA BOHÈME” The Glow of Love. The Warmth of Friendship. The Ache of Loss. Rent is overdue, and the poet Rodolfo’s manuscript is reduced to kindling. But as the fire in the hearth dwindles, passion burns brightly amongst a group of young […]
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Fare Cinema > ITALO DISCO
Alessandro Melazzini’s documentary offers a close look at the Italo Disco movement of the 1980s, which fueled the playlists of FM radio stations and disco DJs for almost 10 years. In the early 1980s, a new pop sound bursts into the speakers of our radios, a wave of hits with romantic-kitsch accents submerges Europe, and […]
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Fare Cinema > ITALO SVEVO. SECRET WRITING IN TRIESTE
THIS EVENT IS PART OF FARE CINEMA, A WORLDWIDE YEARLY INITIATIVE PROMOTING THE ITALIAN FILM INDUSTRY ITALO SVEVO. SECRET WRITING IN TRIESTE TUE, JUN 10 | 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM and close at 6:45 PM) With the participation of director Alessandro Melazzini Free admission | Registration required REGISTER HERE Italo Svevo was […]
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design exhibition > TOOLS FOR AFTER
TOOLS FOR AFTER DESIGN – Opening event Friday, June 6 | 6:30 PM Italian Cultural Institute @INNOVIT Free admission | Registration required REGISTER HERE TOOLS FOR AFTER DESIGN is a major exhibition curated by Italian architect Maurizio Corrado and conceived by Angelo Gioè that focuses on innovation within the culture of design in Italy, with a […]
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design exhibition > TOOLS FOR AFTER
TOOLS FOR AFTER On view June 6 – September 15, 2025 M-F 10AM – 4PM By appointment (email: contact.sanfrancisco@esteri.it) Italian Cultural Institute @INNOVIT Free admission | Registration required TOOLS FOR AFTER is a major exhibition curated by Italian architect Maurizio Corrado and conceived by Angelo Gioè that focuses on innovation within the culture of design in […]
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film > ORDINARY HAPPINESS (Momenti di trascurabile felicità)
THU, MAY 22 | 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM) From Page to Screen ORDINARY HAPPINESS (Momenti di trascurabile felicità) With Ordinary Happiness, we come to a close of the series From Page to Screen. We will see you again for the upcoming summer film series CINEGELATO! Dir: Daniele Luchetti Italy, Comedy, 2019, […]
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music > DREAM AND PASSION – A RECITAL BY DUO TERLIZZI
“The Terlizzi brothers manifest a poetic sensitive nature, a strong temperament and an enchanting ability to communicating.” These are the words of the famous violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov, President of the International House of Music, who, in 2009, invited the Duo Terlizzi to perform in Moscow and awarded them the Diploma of Honor of […]
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Quintessentially (Italian-)American: John Fante in Pursuit of the American Dream
John Fante has been defined by critics as a “real American writer” and as one of the most representative Californian writers of the 20th century. He was also labelled a “god of literature” by Charles Bukowski. While his prose burnt with desire and ambitions, his dreams often clashed against the hard edges of post-depression American […]
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film > THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS (Le otto montagne)
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS (LE OTTO MONTAGNE) Dir: Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch Italy/Belgium/France, 2022, 140′ Cast: Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Filippo Timi, Elena Lietti, Andrea Palma With English subtitles From the eponymous novel by Paolo Cognetti. REGISTER HERE Awards: David di Donatello 2023: Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematographer, Best Sound (Alessandro Palmerini, Alessandro […]
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documentary > SONAGGIOS
SFFILM Festival 2025 Sonaggios Sunday, April 27 | 3:45 PM Marina Theatre, 2149 Chestnut Street, San Francisco LEARN MORE & BUY TICKETS Apply code AG832JS at check out for a discounted ticket In his delightful documentary, Sonaggios—Italy’s contribution to 2025 SFFILM Festival—director Pietro Mereu takes us to Sardinia, where, in Tonara, two families carry on the tradition […]
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