concert > Simone Vallerotonda: Meditation: The Four Seasons of the Lute
Lutenist Simone Vallerotonda will play in San Diego or the first time, after many concerts in the US, Australia, South America, and Europe, in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Sydney Conservatorium, Teatro de la Ciudad in Mexico City, Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile, the Singapore Lyric Opera, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, London’s Wigmore Hall, Theater an […]
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concert > Simone Vallerotonda: Meditation. A Lute Recital
Simone Vallerotonda explores the metaphysical and sensual world of seventeenth-century French lute music. The result is Méditation: Four Suites in Four Different Keys, each associated with a season and with one of the four ‘humours’ (melancholic/autumn, sanguine/spring, phlegmatic/winter, choleric/summer) that were said to characterise human beings in their temperament and physical traits. An anatomy of […]
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presentation > The Betrothed (I promessi sposi) A new translation by Micheal Moore
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Manzoni’s death, translator Michael F. Moore will present The Betrothed, his new translation of I Promessi sposi. In the more than two centuries that have passed since Manzoni first started to write I Promessi sposi, in 1821, the novel has acquired almost Biblical status in Italy. Required […]
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performance > Paola Minaccioni: I Am So Much Better Live
This event is part of In Scena! Italian Theater Festival 2023 Actress Paola Minaccioni’s characters first appeared on Italian television and radio and in cinemas, offering a slice of life of everyday people. Her show is a surreal sequence of characters, that embody the doubts, fears and neuroses of today’s world. Paola Minaccioni conceals and […]
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theatrical reading > The Land of Swollen Faces (Il paese delle facce gonfie)
Based on an industrial workplace accident in Italy, this theatrical piece features one rising voice, alone and essential, that denounces it. A one voice live narration of tragic events portrayed with heart breaking lyricism to highlight a vulnerable underdog’s love for life, in the face of powerful people and their reckless arrogance. THE LAND OF […]
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Italian language classes SPRING 2023 – In person & online
Spring 2023 classes: April 17 – June 25, 2023. For further information and to register please call or text Ina Cohen at 310 741-9669
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panel > ITALIAN RESEARCH DAY 2023: From genes to stars, how Italian researchers explore human beings and the universe
On the occasion of Italian Research Day in the World, established in memory of the anniversary of the birth of Leonardo da Vinci on April 15, 1452, meet Italian scientists and scholars from the local research community – Pietro Perona, Martin Monti, Matteo Pellegrini, and Massimo Ciavolella – to learn about their work and how it […]
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meeting > Author Donatella Di Pietrantonio
Donatella Di Pietrantonio, one of the most loved writers of contemporary Italian literature, will be visiting the Department of French and Italian at the University of Southern California and the Donato Center for Global Languages and Translation Studies at California State University Long Beach. Winner of the the John Fante Opera Prima Prize in 2012 […]
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concert > Cinema Italia
What would films be without music? Music conveys what imagery cannot. A soundtrack’s importance can transcend visual storytelling. Great film directors often build the entire structure of their masterpieces around a score. Cinema Italia is a musical tribute to Italian cinema and its soundtracks which have raised global awareness of Italian culture. Featuring acclaimed saxophonist […]
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presentazione > Italian Design Day 2023
Beginning to see the light. The quality of design that illuminates The keynote speaker of this year’s Italian Design Day in Los Angeles will be the internationally renowned architect Roberto Palomba (Studio Palomba Serafini Associati). His presentation on the topic of quality in design as an ‘enlightening’ factor of sustainable and responsible development will be […]
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