Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra Free Live Concert
Carlo Ponti and the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra are back at Bing Theater as part of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Sundays Live series with inspired readings of Bela Bartok’s dazzling Divertimento for Strings and Mozart’s First Violin Concerto with acclaimed violinist Roberto Cani. Info at https://bit.ly/2WHprcb
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Los Angeles Italia 2019
The 14th edition of Los Angeles Italy is coming back with many important actors and directors from the new Italian cinematographic scenery, presented by Capri in The World Institute with Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Italian Trade Agency, under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles, and in collaboration with Italian Cultural Institute […]
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Chef Fabio Ugoletti: Pranzo Toscano
Fabio Ugoletti was born in Parma, Italy, and spent his childhood in the heart of the Po River Valley, also known as the “Food Valley.” It was here that he learned to appreciate good food and family traditions. His culinary career began when he started working in luxury hotels and upscale restaurants. He has worked under […]
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Meet the Author: Enrico Deaglio
A talk with journalist and author Enrico Deaglio, conducted by Prof. Mark Axelrod (Chapman University). Deaglio will also be giving a talk at Chapman University on February 11 as part of its Literary Arts Reading Series. — Enrico Deaglio was born in the industrial city of Torino in 1947. He studied Medicine and became a […]
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Pontormo: Painting in an Age of Anxiety
In conjunction with Miraculous Encounters on view at the Getty Center, a two-day conference hosted by the University of California Los Angeles (February 10) and the Getty Center (February 11), dedicated to Italian mannerist painter Jacopo da Pontormo. Organized by Massimo Ciavolella (UCLA) and Davide Gasparotto (The J. Paul Getty Museum). Info at https://bit.ly/2Wkhp8X
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La Mirtilla: a World-Premiere Staged Reading
Seventeen years before the first performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1605), Isabella Andreini dedicated her pastoral drama, La Mirtilla (1588), to Lady Lavinia della Rovere. Andreini represents many shades of love in a comedic tapestry that stands out from other pastorals with its moments of gravity that resonate with today’s #metoo movement. The staged […]
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A Residency by Marino Formenti
During this two-parts residency with Monday Evening Concerts, Marino Formenti will present two projects: a new recital entitled ‘MA MORT’ on Monday, February 11 in Zipper Concert Hall, and a series of sessions for a project he calls ‘ONE TO ONE.’ Information and tickets here
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Roberta Giallo: “Astronave Gialla World Tour”
Roberta Giallo is an international singer-songwriter and poliedric artist. Author, actress, theatrical performer and painter, during her career she collaborated with many artists, Lucio Dalla, Samuele Bersani, Pupi Avati, Simona Molinari, the producers Francesco Migliacci, Mauro Malavasi, Marcello Corvino; the journalist and essayist Federico Rampini. Opening act for Sting, Carmen Consoli, Edoardo Bennato, Alex Britti, etc. She […]
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Pontormo: Miraculous Encounters
This exhibition presents one of Pontormo’s most moving and innovative altarpieces, The Visitation (1520), alongside its preparatory drawing and two exceptional portraits painted during the same tumultuous period. More information on https://bit.ly/2sPegAE
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Arrangiarsi (Pizza…and the art of living) by Matteo Troncone (2017, 1h 36m)
A screening of the documentary that chronicles Troncone’s journey in search of the secret of Pizza in Naples, where he also discovers the art of making something out of nothing. Info at https://bit.ly/2CKJdu9
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