Pasquale Esposito: PBS documentary and live concert series
Homage to Caruso For lovers of the Italian opera tradition, there is a special treat coming this Spring as world-renowned Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito takes to PBS for his first special on the network in a series of docuconcerts that celebrate Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor. The concert portion, conducted by Renato Serio, was […]
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sfSoundSalonSeries: Marco Fusi
New Italian music for violin and viola Italian new music specialist Marco Fusi visits the Bay Area with a program of contemporary violin and viola works by some of the most innovative Italian composers working today.PROGRAM Pierluigi Billone – ITI.KE.MI. for solo viola (1995) Filippo Perocco – Ruvida per violino con risonatore (2014) Salvatore Sciarrino […]
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Portland: Cinema Italian Style
Masterpieces of Italian neorealism A selection of Italian Neorealist films to complement the Portland Art Museum’s lavish exhibition of postwar Italian fashions, featuring such masters as Antonioni and Fellini and including the classics La Dolce Vita and Roman Holiday. After the Second World War, Italian neo-realism emerged as the most appreciated cinema in the world. […]
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Mario Monicelli: Satires, Capers & Sendups
Half-hidden gems from the king of ‘comedy Italian style’ One of Italian cinema’s greatest secrets is revealed in this nine-film spotlight on director Mario Monicelli, a filmmaker responsible for some of the biggest comic hits that country has ever seen, yet whose name remains criminally unrecognized in the United States. Fresh from a successful New […]
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Taranto: Rudders Adrift
A year in the city: Words and images from the civilization of steel. Book and video presentationEV Group & Salvatore Visone present: Cyop & Kaf Rudders Adrift – Taranto: A year in the city.Words and images from the civilization of steel. A trip down memory lane and a look at what remains of the human […]
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Dacia Maraini presents Chiara of Assisi: In Praise of Disobedience.
In a man’s world, a woman acted by her own free will. The renowned Italian author, playwright, and journalist — on her 2015 US tour — will present her latest novel about a Saint who at the young age of 12 decided to renounce her noble and wealthy life in order to follow the vows […]
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CineQuest Film Festival
Including two Italian films accompanied by shorts Two Italian films, Crushed Lives and Wax: We are the X, playing at the CineQuest Film Festival in San José from 27 February. Both films will be accompanied by shorts. More information and a complete programme on www.cinequest.org.
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The Pisan Romanesque: art contest with prizes
For high-school pupils; trip to Pisa for winning teachers! The Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco and the Italian Cultural Institute will present an art competition for high-school pupils. The Società Storica Pisana (Pisa’s History Society, Italy) invites classes in grades 9 to 12 from high schools in San Francisco and New York to […]
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TenFourteen presents Luciano Berio and other composers
World premieres interspersed with masterpieces of 20th-century music True to the inventive spirit of its programming, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players (SFCMP) present Project TenFourteen, a series of world premieres simultaneously commissioned from 10 distinctive composers. All were challenged to reflect upon and address the human condition, common to us all. The new works, […]
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The Secret
Documentary film Film screening: Il segreto (The Secret) at the Museo Italoamericano. This award-winning documentary by Cyop & Kaf, promoted by Neapolitan music producer and cultural operator Salvatore Visone, is a fascinating look at the streets of Naples and the bands of children that live on them. Once a year on St. Anthony’s day, they […]
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