Eating My Way Through Italy: Italian Cuisine as a Key to Culture
Elizabeth Minchilli has been writing about the joys of Italian life for the last 30 years. She is the author of 9 books on Italy, including her most recent Eating My Way Through Italy (St. Martins Press, May 2018). She is the author of the best-selling app, Eat Italy, and has written for over 40 […]
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OlivettiWorld
Today, Silicon Valley may be the center of innovative business culture, but the model for this arguably dates back to Italy when Adriano Olivetti took over his father’s typewriter business in the 1930s. Scheduled on the occasion of San Francisco Design Week (June 7-15), a series of events under the collective title of “OlivettiWorld,” is […]
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Genoa in Music | Double Concert
On the occasion of Italy’s National Day and Mayor Marco Bucci of Genoa‘s visit of San Francisco, The Consulate General of Italy and The Italian Cultural Institute pay homage to the city of Genoa with a beautiful double concert. We will listen to musics of Paganini, Rossini, Carulli, Bellini, Schubert, Verdi and Beethoven, performed by […]
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Sounds of Color: A Tribute to the art of Carlo and Paolo Montarsolo
Carlo and Paolo Montarsolo were not only brothers, but also artists, who made art of their lives. During theris existence they supported and encouraged each other’s art, and traveled around the world often performing in the same places. This deep tie gave Federico, Carlo’s son, the idea of creating and event to commemorate both, as […]
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Film: Barolo Boys – The Story of a Revolution
Filmed in the marvelous landscape of the Langhe hills, Barolo Boys – The Story of a Revolution traces the short but intense trajectory of a group of producers who indelibly changed the world of wine. Now one of the most famous red wines in the world, 30 years ago Barolo was unknown even in its […]
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Film: Caravaggio – The Soul and the Blood
The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco and Sky, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy and Associazione Montarsolo, invite you to the preview screening of Caravaggio – The Soul and the Blood. Caravaggio – The Soul and the Blood is a moving journey through the life, works and tormented existence of Michelangelo Merisi da […]
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Aman Sepharad | Music from the Sephardic Jewish Communities of the Mediterranean
A languid farewell, a sweet lament, happiness tinged with melancholy: this is the heart of Sephardic music. A repertoire of female songs, handed down from mother to daughter. We do not know the authors nor the exact origins of this secular music tradition, but it is certain that this music has brought with it the […]
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Paola Rossaro in conversation with Michele Ursino | API Performance
The cloud started about 10 years ago and has become one of the main contributors to the digital transformation. And with new technologies come also new challenges, which often drive new innovations. Performance has always been part of software development. In the past it was often considered marginal to specific applications and/or architectures. With the […]
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Scandals & Scoundrels: The Hidden Story of Casanova, Da Ponte, and Don Giovanni
Join us for an enchanting evening with Kayleen Asbo and Theresa Nelson, and be immersed in the luxury, opulence, and decadence of XVIII century life from Venice to Paris and Vienna, as exemplified by Casanova, Da Ponte (Mozart’s librettist) and the legend of Don Giovanni. Kayleen Asbo is an acclaimed cultural historian musician, writer, and […]
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Marton Csokas reads Gabriele Tinti
Join us for an exclusive event combining ancient art and contemporary poetry. As a double bill with the Ancient Art Council’s lecture The Munich Doryphoros, Italian poet Gabriele Tinti will present poems inspired by classical sculpture, such as the Greek statue of Asklepios, one of the most prominent antiquities of the Legion of Honor’s collection, […]
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