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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Maestro Carlo Ponti and the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra: Marvelous Mozart
Maestro Carlo Ponti and the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra return to the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz with an emotional opening performance featuring masterpieces by Mozart. Purchase tickets HERE. Theatre Raymond Kabbaz10361 W. Pico Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90064(310) 286-0553
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Andrea Ferraris: Churubusco
On the occasion of 2017 Year of Mexico in Los Angeles and in anticipation of the 17th Week of the Italian Language in the World, a selection of drawings by world renowned author and illustrator Andrea Ferraris, from his most recent graphic novel, Churubusco. The book tells the story of Rizzo, an Italian immigrant who ends […]
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Henry IV by Marco Bellocchio (1984, 95 min.) celebrating Luigi Pirandello
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Luigi Pirandello’s birth, screening of Bellocchio’s film based on Pirandello’s play of the same name. A man falls from his horse and hits his head, and wakes up believing he is King Henry IV. In Italian with English subtitles. Professor Thomas Harrison, University of California, Los Angeles […]
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New Media Film Festival
Exemplary stories utilizing the latest in digital technology. The festival is dedicated to new technologies and formats in Media and Cinema, offering distribution to non-traditional and web-based filmmakers of the digital era from around the world. Info and tickets at www.newmediafilmfestival.com
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Lancaster Museum of Art & History: Estate Italiana
The exhibit is curated by Cynthia Penna of the Naples-based cultural institution ART 1307 and features the Italian artists Max Coppeta, Marco Casentini, Nicola Evangelisti, Carlo Marcucci, Antonella Masetti, Alex Pinna & Carla Viparelli. Opening reception – Saturday, August 26 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Lancaster Museum of Art & History 44933 Fern Avenue Lancaster, CA 93534
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PrimaVera Opera: The Fallen One
True love is tragic, but forever! Opera legend Boris Martinovich, Italian opera star Alessandro Luciano, Grammy nominated Massimo Simeoli, Soprano Ransu & Maestro Im Sang Yoon star in The Fallen One, an original adaptation of Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece, La Traviata. More information HERE. Tickets available HERE.
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