available online > 1849-1871. The Jews of Rome between Segregation and Emancipation
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Rome as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, the Jewish community of Rome and the Foundation for the Jewish Museum of Rome inaugurate the exhibition ‘1849-1871. The Jews of Rome between Segregation and Emancipation’, open to the public from November 10, 2021 to […]
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online concert > Suoni italiani. The Digital Festival exclusive for New Year’s Eve
On the occasion of New Year’s Eve, an exclusive video concert recorded live featuring some major Italian artists such as Fabio Concato, Irene Grandi, Roberto Gatto, Chiara Pancaldi, Danilo Rea, Daniele Sepe and many more. Introduction and outgoing remarks by Director Valeria Rumori. The music is accompanied by evocative images of Italy’s landscape and artistic […]
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online concert > Pasquale Esposito celebrates Enrico Caruso – PBS Special
Special PBS docu-concert blending stunning concert footage from the terrace of 13th Century Castello Giusso in Vico Equense with a travel documentary shot in Caruso’s Naples, Sorrento and other places on the Amalfi Coast. Tenor Pasquale Esposito, born and raised in Caruso’s neighborhood, performs some of Caruso’s most famous songs and arias, accompanied by some […]
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online screenings > Short Film Day 2021
On the occasion of the winter solstice (December 21), a celebration of Italy’s best and most recent short films with a selection from Turin’s Centro Nazionale del Cortometraggio (CNC) and a selection of shorts from San Diego Italian Film Festival – SDIFF’s short film competition.In Italian with English subtitles. Italian Short Film Day program Las Hadas – Lorenzo […]
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online screening > Il giorno della civetta (Mafia) by Damiano Damiani
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonardo Sciascia, the Italian Cultural Institutes of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC have the pleasure to offer a screening of Il giorno della civetta (Mafia), a film directed by Damiano Damiani, featuring Claudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, Lee J. Cobb and Serge Reggiani. The […]
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lecture, panel & screening > Leonardo Sciascia 1921 – 2021
LEONARDO SCIASCIA1921 -2021An online lecture, panel and film screening on celebration of the centenary of the great Sicilian author. LECTUREDoing Sciascia Justice: His Legacy on the Judicial NovelDecember 6 | 2 pm PSTOnline – Zoom Angelo Castagnino (University of Denver) will analyze Sciascia’s idea of justice in some of his most important novels and link […]
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film festival > Cinema Italian Style 2021 Los Angeles
From crowd-pleasing comedy (LIKE A CAT ON A HIGHWAY 2) to crime thriller (BLUE EYES) to family drama (THE MACALUSO SISTERS), there’s a little something for everyone on offer. This year’s documentary selection is as strong as the narrative features, including profiles of famed musician Ezio Bosso and propagandist cameraman Alfredo Cecchetti as well as […]
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video installation > WORD. TURBOMONDI (MELODIA)
Video opera (2021) and exclusive video presentation by the artist Andrea Martinucci for the 17th annual Giornata del Contemporaneo | Italian Contemporary Art Monday, December 6 – Saturday, December 11, 2021. US Premiere. Turbomondi (Melodia) is a hypnotic experience within worlds that interrogates the communicative power of the word, its persuasiveness and the mechanisms it […]
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performance > Pasquale Esposito sings Enrico Caruso
Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito will perform live at the 31st Annual Ambassadors’ Ball in honor of Italy, benefiting the Diplomatic Corps of Arizona Scholarship Fund and the Students at Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Esposito pays homage to the acclaimed opera singer Enrico Caruso to celebrate his 100th anniversary.
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online workshop online > Italian Ancestry
Millions of Americans identify themselves as having Italian ancestry. This online workshop provides you with the basic information on how to begin the process on your path to la cittadinanza italiana through ancestry. Presenter Bill Cellini, Jr., has 25 years of experience working with, translating, and interpreting Italian genealogical vital records in the United States […]
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