Joyce at the Opera
JOYCE AT THE OPERA Friday 16 June 2017 National Library of Ireland, Dublin – 1:00 pm As part of Bloomsday Fringe we are pleased to present a concert featuring music that was central to Joyce’s life and writings. Trieste-based artists Ilaria Zanetti (soprano), Riccardo Rados (tenor) and Alessandra Sagelli Caoduro (piano) will be joined by […]
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Andrea De Carlo – Encounters with contemporary Italian writers
Andrea De Carlo – Encounters with contemporary Italian writersIn English The Italian Institute of Culture invites you to the encouter with contemporary Italian writer Andrea De Carlo, who will talk about his latest book L’imperfetta meraviglia and the art of novel writing. Andrea De Carlo is an Italian writer, director and musician. After his journeys around […]
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Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope International musical encounterContemporary Jazz and baroque music with Francesco Turrisi Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi curates the programme for the last chapter of Kaleidoscope’s 8th season, with gracious support from the Italian Cultural Institute. In an all-Italian programme, one of this country’s most widely renowned composers, Luciano Berio, features twice in the programme with two […]
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Musica tradizionale italiana: Now!
Italian Traditional Music: Now! An open rehearsal and conversation with Francesco Turrisi and the group Zahr In English A pre-concert event to give you a taste of the performance taking place on 7th June with Zahr, the ensemble created by pianist and accordionist Francesco Turrisi and percussionist Andrea Piccioni. Focusing primarily on the influence that […]
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Monday at the cinema – La meglio gioventù III part
Monday at the cinema La meglio gioventù – Third and last partRegia: Marco Tullio Giordana.Con: Alessio Boni, Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Fabrizio Gifuni384’. In Italian with Italian subtitles La meglio gioventù is a 2003 Italian film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. The title is inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini’s collection of poems of the […]
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The day we met Roddy Doyle – Book Launch
With Max O’Rover Introduced and moderated by Catherine Dunne Event in English Il Giorno Che Incontrammo Roddy Doyle (The Day We Met Roddy Doyle), Antonio Tombolini Editore, 2017, is a tribute to Irish literature and to Ireland itself, but it is also a journey, spiritual and physical, of four different characters who share pain, […]
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Dublin Dance Festival – At Home Alone (Balletto di Roma)
Using unique video interactions, this multimedia dance show encourages young audiences to discover fun new ways to get creative with technology. Like a hall of mirrors, two dancers use a computer on stage to distort their own images on a big screen, playfully expanding and contracting the space and their bodies in a surprising visual […]
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Lyric Opera Sings Verdi
An evening of operatic jewels to celebrate the Italian master, Giuseppe Verdi. Much loved Irish soprano Sinead Campbell Wallace, the internationally renowned American tenor Marc Heller and the first trans-gender baritone gaining an exceptional reputation on the international Opera stage Lucia Lucas will perform Verdi’s exquisite arias and duets. The acclaimed Lyric Opera Chorus will […]
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Monday at the cinema – La meglio gioventù II
Lunedì al cinema La meglio gioventù – Second partIn Italian with Italian subtitles La meglio gioventù is a 2003 Italian film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. The title is inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini’s collection of poems of the same name. The film traces contemporary Italian history through the story of the Carati family from […]
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Luci e Ombre Sonore – Recital by Simone Vallerotonda
On the occasion of the Beyond Caravaggio exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland we present Simone Vallerotonda in Luci e Ombre Sonore, music for theorbo and baroque guitar. Everything is permitted to the musician specialising in 17th century music. Distancing himself from the period’s civilization, without ever actually forgetting it, he draws from the […]
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