Meet the Author: Claudio Magris
Scholar, translator and writer Claudio Magris, professor of modern German literature at the University of Trieste, in conversation with Thomas Harrison, Director of the Department of Italian at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) discussing Magris’ work and his latest novel, Blameless. Claudio Magris, whose works have helped to promote an awareness of Central European culture and […]
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Newport Beach Film Festival
The Italian spotlight at the annual Newport Beach Film Festival will feature Orecchie (2016, 90 min) by Alessandro Aronadio bringing to Orange County the best of classic and contemporary cinema from around the world from both emerging and seasoned filmmakers in collaboration with the local community and educational institutions. www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
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Locarno Festival in Los Angeles presents Yuri Ancarani: The Challenge
The Locarno Festival in Los Angeles (April 21 – 23) is delighted to present the film The Challenge directed by Yuri Ancarani (2016, 69 min). Falconry has a history that stretches back over 40 centuries. In the West it was a prevailing passion of the medieval aristocracy, but its prestige continues undiminished in contemporary Arab […]
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Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
A fiery prima donna becomes trapped between her allegiance to her rebel lover and the scheming of a treacherous police chief who will stop at nothing in his lust for her. The explosive conflict between these three unforgettable characters comes to a hair-raising conclusion in one of opera’s bloodiest, most intense dramas. Baritone Ambrogio Maestri […]
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Maestro James Conlon presents Tosca
Maestro James Conlon, music Director of LA Opera, will give a special presentation introducing a screening of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca (2010, 127 min). The 1978 Metropolitan Opera production will be screened, featuring Luciano Pavarotti as the lead and Maestro Conlon as conductor of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. LA Opera will open their producion of Tosca on April 22, which will run through May […]
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Artists from the Accademia
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the California State University (CSU) Program in Florence, this exhibit includes digital prints of works by artists who teach art courses at the Accademia that are also part of the CSU studio curriculum. Opening reception: Tuesday, May 9, 5-6:30pm. Organized by Dr. Irina D. Costache, Art History Professor CSUCI […]
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Tuscany: Natural Movie Set for your Trip
The natural, artistic and architectural beauty of Tuscany is the main character in this evocative presentation followed by a tasting of Tuscan specialties and award winning wines. By invitation only.
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Diaspora Sound
Hip hop is movement, drive, beat, and rhythm. It is expressed in rap, dance, DJs, graffiti, in ideas and experiences, as well as, in and through people across borders and boundaries. This conference will explore the trans-disciplinary foundations and ethnic influences of hip hop in Italian, Chicana/o, and African American Studies, and their intersections with […]
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Love in a Dying World
In 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation participates in the celebrations of the great Sicilian writer, Luigi Pirandello, the 1934 Nobel Prize winner in literature, to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.On this occasion, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) will present the US premiere of a new live installation conceived and […]
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First Gladiator Cemetery
On the occasion of the exhibit Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, David Jennings, director of the York Archaeological Trust, will present exciting new DNA information about the combatants of the world’s best preserved Roman gladiatorial burial ground revealed by an accidental find in York. Click HERE for more information. […]
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