Istituto Di Cultura - Dublino

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 misrepresenta...

The Istituto Italiano Di Cultura - Dublino, in collaboration with Nowhere Music, is delighted to present the first “Italian Records Night”! We selected a number of DJs based in Dublin (both beginners and experts) to play their Italian LPs loud and clear on a fantastic Hi-Fi system kindly provided by The Big ...

According to historiography, the economic boom in Italy started officially in 1956: 11 years after the end of World War II, Italy had thus been rebuilt and was propelled toward its own destiny of industrial leadership. However, the Italian territory continued to show signs of what had happened: bombed cities, shattered...

This event marks the publication of two new books exploring Italy’s recent history from different angles. Patrick McGauley’s Matera, 1945-1960: The History of a ‘National Disgrace’ is a case study of Italy’s ‘southern question’ and ideas of national shame, while Love, Honour and Je...

In 1966 Cathy Berberian — described by Umberto Eco as ‘the greatest living contemporary music singer’ — was in search of new vocal stimuli for an experimental composition of hers. Eco suggests she should sing a series of comic-strip onomatopoeias and immediately thought of Eugenio Carmi as the right arti...