#iorestoacasa // Online museums and art galleries
Many Italian museums and art galleries have made their collection available for virtual visitors around the world, with online tours, digital catalogues and video lessons. Discover the best of Italy without leaving your couch! Pinacoteca di Brerawww.pinacotecabrera.org IperVisioni (online catalogue of Galleria degli Uffizi)www.uffizi.it/mostre-virtuali Raffaello: exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinalewww.scuderiequirinale.it/mostra/raffaello-000 Vatican Museumswww.museivaticani.va MAMBo (Museum of […]
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#iorestoacasa // Opera on the Internet
Missing your favourite arias during the lockdown? Here’s a list of online resources for opera enthusiasts that will allow you to enjoy amazing productions by famous Italian theatres from the comfort of your own home: Teatro dell’Opera di Romawww.operaroma.it Teatro San Carlo di Napoliwww.facebook.com/teatrodisancarlo Teatro Carlo Felice di Genovawww.streamingcarlofelice.com Teatro Massimo Palermowww.teatromassimo.it/teatro-massimo-tv-567 Rossini Opera Festivalwww.rossinioperafestival.com […]
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#iorestoacasa // Online cinema
Now is the right moment to lose ourselves in a good movie or an engaging documentary: check out some of the online resources on cinema available out there. RaiPlaywww.raiplay.it Cineteca Milano – Biblioteca di Morandowww.cinetecamilano.it La Casa del Cinemawww.casadelcinema.it Visioni Verticali – Corti a casawww.visioniverticali.it/cortiacasa/contenuti/ Cineteca del Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torinowww.vimeo.com/user23575894/videos Historical archive […]
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#iorestoacasa // Theatre at home
Longing for the theatre? Bring the stage straight into your home through these online resources: CSS Teatro stabile di innovazione del Friuli Venezia Giulia – #iosonoMecenatewww.cssudine.it/stagione-iosonomecenate Teatro di Roma – #TdRonlinewww.teatrodiroma.net Piccolo Teatro Milanowww.piccoloteatro.org Teatro Stabile del Veneto – Una stagione sul sofàwww.teatrostabileveneto.it/una-stagione-sul-sofa-3/ Racconti in tempo di peste (a project by Compagnia Corrado d’Elia and […]
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#iorestoacasa // Resources for kids
Schools are closed, access to outdoor activities is limited and our Cinema dei Piccoli is currently on a break: entertaining the little ones while self isolating can be hard! Here’s a list of online resources for children – some are fun, some are instructional, the majority of them are both! Piccolaradio – Radio3 Raiwww.raiplayradio.it/programmi/piccolaradio/ Radio […]
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#iorestoacasa // Online resources to improve your Italian
Here’s a list of web resources to improve your Italian while self-isolating, useful for both our current students and anyone with an interest in learning Italian. Accademia della Cruscawww.accademiadellacrusca.it Treccani – Enciclopedia Italiana di scienze, lettere ed artiwww.treccani.it La Lingua Batte – Rai Radio3www.raiplayradio.it/programmi/lalinguabatte/ Ad Alta Voce – Rai Radio 3www.raiplayradio.it/programmi/adaltavoce/ Speak Italianohttps://www.listennotes.com/it/podcasts/speak-italiano-pensieri-e-parole-linda-riolo-1J0p_2izabw/ Rai DOP […]
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#iorestoacasa // Online science for all
Updates from experts on the current Covid-19 pandemic, kid-friendly science experiments, lectures on physics and chemistry, intergalactic journeys: here are some captivating online resources on science and technology in Italian. Rai Cultura – Scienzawww.raicultura.it/scienza/ Radio3 Scienzawww.raiplayradio.it/programmi/radio3scienza/ Treccaniwww.treccani.it Le Scienzewww.lescienze.it Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci – #storieaportechiusewww.museoscienza.org MUSE – Museo delle Scienze di […]
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DIFF – Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival
The Dublin International Film Festival, sponsored by Virgin Media and currently ongoing, is Ireland’s premier event, taking place in February each year. DIFF curates and presents the best in emerging international and Irish film and moving image culture for a wide audience through its flagship annual festival, which aims to offer memorable experiences through audience […]
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Do Re Quack Gulp: How Cathy Berberian turned comic strips into music scores
In 1966 Cathy Berberian — called ‘Callas of the avant-garde’ by numerous contemporary composers — was in search of new vocal stimuli. With the support of Umberto Eco, her friend and admirer, she composed and performed a “Comics Opera” made of a series of comic-strip onomatopoeias. The painter Eugenio Carmi then joined in and illustrated […]
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Il Cinema dei Piccoli // Pinocchio
Geppetto the carpenter carves the object of his hidden desires out of a log: a puppet that will keep him company and will be like a son to him. He calls him Pinocchio. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that the puppet moves and is gifted with a life of its own. But the lively […]
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