Thursday at the Opera – II
A series of shared operatic experiences illustrated by live performance, presented by Deirdre O’Grady. The series will demonstrate the outstanding features of the early to mid-19th century romantic Italian opera through the glorious melodies of Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini and Verdi. History, its presentation and misrepresentation play a part in the rebirth of celebrated historical figures […]
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4th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World // The physics of spaghetti – with Fabio Bruni
Pasta is prepared and eaten worldwide, but what is the science behind the perfect spaghetti dish? There is a direct connection between the taste of pasta and aspects such as the origin of the wheat, if the pasta has been teflon or bronze extruded, how it was dried, the process behind pasta al dente and […]
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Settimana della Cucina Italiana // L’appetito dell’imperatore – with Franco Cardini
St. Francis’ mouth-watering last meal, Honoré de Balzac and his guilty pleasures, the luscious banquets of the Grand Khan, Napoleon’s favourite recipe: all of this and much more can be found in L’appetito dell’Imperatore, a collection of forgotten stories and recipes by historian and gourmand Franco Cardini, who will open our celebrations of the Week […]
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Suono Italiano 2019 // Diego Cambareri (guitar)
Diego Cambareri is known as “the Maradona of classical guitar” due to his unusual ability to perfectly perform both flamenco and classical music within the same performance; at only 20 years of age he is considered to be one of the most promising classical guitarists in Italy. His classical and flamenco concert activity takes place […]
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Lunedì al Cinema // Nessuno mi troverà
The film tries to shed a light on the mysterious disappearance of the “Prince of Physics” through testimony, archive footage and animations. March, 1938: 31-year-old Ettore Majorana, unanimously considered one of the most brilliant Italian physicists of the 20th Century, goes missing without leaving any traces, in circumstances which will never be clarified. After reaching […]
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Thursday at the Opera – I
A series of shared operatic experiences illustrated by live performance, presented by Deirdre O’Grady. The series will demonstrate the outstanding features of the early to mid-19th century romantic Italian opera through the glorious melodies of Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini and Verdi. History, its presentation and misrepresentation play a part in the rebirth of celebrated historical figures […]
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Archeologia nel castello: the castle of Melfi and the National Archeological Museum “Massimo Pallottino” – with Maria Chiara Monaco
A talk by Maria Chiara Monaco (lecturer in Classical Archaeology at the University of Basilicata, author of over 100 papers and an expert in ancient Greek history) on the Castle of Melfi in Basilicata, one of the most important medieval castles in Southern Italy. Built by the Normans in the 11th Century, the castle hosted […]
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EUNIC Short Shorts from Europe // Non mi posso lamentare
Action, animation, drama – expect this and more from Short Shorts, a selection of European short films from the home countries of seven members of EUNIC Ireland (European Union National Institutes for Culture).Let Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, the UK and – obviously – Italy entertain you with a variety of genres from contemporary, cutting-edge […]
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La Cenerentola in focus – by Irish National Opera
Following the success of Griselda in Focus, Irish National Opera is delighted to announce the next event in the series, La Cenerentola in Focus, presented in partnership with the Italian Institute of Culture. Join us for an afternoon of talk and music in which we explore this well-loved Rossini classic. Director of the Royal Irish […]
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Naples and natural disasters: history and the present – with Elisabetta Scirocco
A consistent part of Neapolitan culture as we know it was shaped by the city’s peculiar relationship with natural disasters, which have affected the lives of Neapolitans for millennia. Regularly re-shaped in its architectural substance following earthquakes, the city which lives under the persistent threaten of Vesuvius has elected this volcano to one of its […]
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