Alda Merini: The blessed years of innocence
Theatrical performance about the beloved Italian poet A homage to the great Milanese poet Alda Merini, conceived by director and author Antonio Lovascio and actress Isabella Carloni. The text is based on an interview between Lovascio and Alda Merini. From this intriguing experience, Lovascio created a theatrical piece interwoven with the poet’s biographical elements and […]
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Alberto Mesirca on classical guitar
This voyage through the world of the classical guitar, taking us from the discovery of a very important manuscript dating from 1565 found in the archive of the Cathedral of Castelfranco to Angelo Gilardino’s contemporary music, sheds light on the many souls of the guitar. Among the most fascinating, mysterious and introspective of instruments, it […]
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Irene Russo and Tom Djll
An sfSoundSalonSeries concert In conjunction with the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, sfSoundSalonSeries is pleased to present Italian virtuoso Irene Russo in a program of solo works for piano spanning the entire 20th century to the present, with works by Debussy, Malipiero, Takemitsu, Procaccini, and Widmann. She’ll be followed by Tom Djll‘s HackMIDI, piano […]
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UC Berkeley summer classes in Italian Studies
Not only for UC Berkeley students! Take summer courses in Italian Studies at UC Berkeley!Language courses in Italian, culture courses in English, for all skill levels! Italian conversation (theme: Italian families); Dante’s Divine Comedy; Italian cinema. To enroll, go to the Summer Sessions website: http://summer.berkeley.edu/registration. For a more detailed programme, click on the brochure link […]
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Fête de la musique
Annual music and dance party at the Alliance Française The Alliance Française presents its annual dance and music party: the Fête de la musique, in partnership with the Goethe Institut, the Italian Cultural Institute, Crêpe Madame, and Recology SF, and with sponsorship from CALPARRIO travel agency, Ninkasi Beer, and Amelie Wine Bar. 14 musical acts […]
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Small Utopias
Italian architecture of the third millennium between history, research and innovation SMALL UTOPIAS: Italian architecture of the third millennium between history, research and innovation is an exhibition on the “new” Italian architecture curated and designed by MAXXI Architettura for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The itinerary of the show explores the most notable tendencies […]
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L’Avventura: film by Michelangelo Antonioni.
L’avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni (Italy, 1960, 140 mins). Restored 35mm Print! Monica Vitti on a desert island in “a mystery that casually abandons its ostensible premise midway through…. Cinema as temporal sculpture, L’Avventura (was) among the most influential of ’60s movies” (Village Voice). More info and tickets here.
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SF Opera: Italian operas in June and July.
La Traviata and Madame Butterfly. The 2013-4 season at SF Opera continues with these two Italian operas, performed in Italian with English supertitles: La Traviata. 11 June – 13 July 2014. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Approximate running time: 3 hours including two intermissions. Tickets and more information here. Madame Butterfly […]
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Vico Magistretti
A master of 20th-century Italian design As part of SF Design Week, the Italian Cultural Institute is proud to present a tribute to one of the greatest Italian designers of the 20th century, Vico Magistretti. Starting from Tuesday, June 10, the galleries of the Institute will host an exhibition made possible by the collaboration with […]
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Italian Chamber Music
Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival with the Carmel Bach Festival and the Italian Cultural Institute present “Italian Chamber Music – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons”. Program: Ottorino Respighi – Notturno for Piano; Gioacchino Rossini – Fantasie for Clarinet and Piano; Gian Carlo Menotti – Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano; Antonio Vivaldi – The […]
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