Cooking class: Homemade Italian Bread
In anticipation of the Second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World Alessandra “Ale” Gambini will host is a class dedicated to homemade Italian bread. She is a LA-based Italian food blogger, recipe developer, host home chef in web series and author of the cookbook “A Queen in the Kitchen”. Born and raised in Northern Italy, beautiful Milan, she learned […]
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“The Day of Contemporary Art” at Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles
The Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles will participate in “The Day of Contemporary Art” on October 14, 2017 organized by AMACI (Association of Contemporary Art Museums in Italy) with the support of MIBACT (Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism) and MAECI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation). The “Day” features free […]
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Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
As an aging king descends into madness, his bloodthirsty daughter begins a reign of terror, leaving a defenseless populace to battle for freedom from their oppressors. Verdi’s monumental opera boasts a bold score that goes straight to the heart, highlighted by the immortal chorus of the Hebrew slaves. www.laopera.org Purchase tickets HERE.
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Marco Cappelli and Ken Filiano @ Angel City Jazz Festival
On the occasion of the 10th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival (Oct. 1 – 15, 2017), a special performance by Marco Cappelli (guitar) and Ken Filiano (bass) dedicated to jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk. Born in Naples – Italy, MARCO CAPPELLI studied classical guitar at the Conservatorio di S. Cecilia in Rome. He has […]
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Raphael: The Lord of the Arts ( 2017 1h, 30 m)
West Coast premiere presentation and screening of the film on the life of Raphael Sanzio, one of the world’s most celebrated artists. Produced by Sky in partnership with Musei Vaticani, Nexo Digital and Magnitudo Film. The Getty Museum’s Senior Curator of Paintings Davide Gasparotto will give a special introduction. Film in English. By invitation only […]
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Little Italy Classic Film Festival
The Classic Series screens Italian classic and comtemporary movies in San Diego’s Little Italy the first Saturday night of each month from October through May. This year’s program includes The Stuff of Dreams by G. Cabiddu, The Great War by M. Monicelli and Like Crazy by P. Virzi’. View the full program: www.cinemalittleitaly.com
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feStivale @ San Diego Italian Film Festival
The San Diego Italian Film Festival (SDIFF) this year in its 11th edition offers a selection of the most interesting contemporary Italian films. For the complete calendar of films shown at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park and La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas visit the site. www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) 1649 […]
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Lawrence DiStasi: The Danger in “Potentially Dangerous”
On the occasion of Italian-American Heritage Month, the historian & writer Lawrence DiStasi will discuss his new book, Branded: How Italian Immigrants Became ‘Enemies’ During WWII, with emphasis on the label “potentially dangerous.” The government term, though it formally applied only to those interned and excluded, actually was operational for all 600,000 Italian enemy aliens who […]
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Viaggi in Italia: Pirandello’s Sicily
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Luigi Pirandello’s birth, an evening dedicated to the territory of Agrigento, Sicily, where the Nobel Prize writer was born. Copresented by the IIC and the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT). By invitation only & IIC members Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT)
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Maestro James Conlon presents Nabucco
A special event by LA Opera a few days before the opening of Nabucco at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion. The Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles will host with LA Opera an evening dedicated to the opera by Giuseppe Verdi, presented to the public by an exceptional guest, Maestro James Conlon, Musical Director of the LA Opera. Maestro Conlon […]
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