Duo Franchini and Arianna Cimolin – “Le Charme de Padue – Belcanto and Hausmusik in pre-war Italy”
The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to invite you to this concert by the Duo Franchini (Stefania Franchini, violin; Cecilia Franchini, piano) and Arianna Cimolin (voice): Le Charme de Padoue – Belcanto and Hausmusik in pre-war Italy.The musical performance will feature works by Paduan composers such as Riccardo Drigo, Guido Alberto Fano and […]
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Maria Callas: Art & Voice – A musical lecture with George Fleeton
We are delighted to welcome George Fleeton and Lyric Opera Productions back to the Institute for another evening dedicated to Italian opera. In anticipation of Lyric Opera’s production of La Traviata in the National Concert Hall on 4, 5 and 7 November with Claudia Boyle in the role of Violetta, we will explore the art […]
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Daniele Benati reads Raffaello Baldini
Daniele Benati reads Raffaello Baldini – Event in italian Daniele Benati is a writer and translator. He has taught in various Irish and American universities and translated works of Flann O’Brien, Tony Cafferky, Seumas O’Kelly, James Joyce and Ring Lardner. “Baldini’s texts have the wonderful simplicity of fairy tales. It is for this reason that […]
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Progetto Suono Italiano 2017 – Giancarlo Palena in concerto
This concert is realized in the context of the project Suono Italiano 2017 which promotes outstanding young musicians from Italy. The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to join CIDIM, as well as the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, to support this project. Giancarlo Palena was born in Atessa (CH), on 11th […]
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Monday at the cinema – La Kryptonite nella borsa
Monday at the Cinema is a series of screenings dedicated to Italian contemporary cinema promoted in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Director: Ivan CotroneoWith Valeria Golino, Cristiana Capotondi, Luca Zingaretti, Libero De Rienzo, Luigi CatanIn Italian with English subtitles. Naples. 1973. Peppino Sansone is 9 years old and lives in […]
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The Concordia Ensemble in concert
The Concordia Ensemble is composed of Giuseppe Campisi (piano), Aldo De Vero (piano), and Elisa Fortuna (soprano). All of them come from an international musical background. They perform a diversified opera and instrumental repertoire as well as unpublished musical pieces and other specially arranged pieces. From the first note, the Concordia Ensemble reveals a clear […]
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Dante and the Seven Deadly Sins – Book launch With John C. Barnes and Daragh O’Connell
This volume opens with the bold suggestion that the seven deadly sins constitute a key to the structure of Inferno and Paradiso as well as Purgatorio. It ends with a discussion of cowardice (not strictly a deadly sin) in Inferno iii, followed by a look at Dante himself in the light of all the capital […]
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Culture Night – Italian Opera
Culture Night is an annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts. This year, it will take place on Friday 22nd September 2017. On Culture Night, arts and cultural organisations and venues of all shapes and sizes, including the National Cultural Institutions, extend their opening hours to allow for increased access to […]
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Machinae Pictae – Idea and image of the machine in Renaissance Italy – A talk by Paolo Galluzzi
The UCD Foundation for Italian Studies and the Italian Institute of Culture would like to invite you to a talk by Paolo Galluzzi, historian of science, and Director of the Museo Galileo, Istituto e Museo di Storia e della Scienza in Florence. Mr Galluzzi is the authour of more than 250 publications on the scientists […]
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Dublin Fringe Festival MDLSX – A dance performance by Motus
Sep 15 – 16 @ 20:30 – MDLSX by Motus – Presented by Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts CentreDuration 80 mins Venue: Project Arts Centre, Space UpstairsTickets: €16 / €14 conc. To buy tickets click HERE Contains use of strobe lighting and full nudity. Performed in Italian with English surtitles. MDLSX weaves autobiography and […]
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