Giuseppe Verdi’s “Nabucco” in Chicago
a conversation between Maestro Carlo Rizzi and Musicologist Jesse Rosenberg, Northwestern University On the occasion of Lyric Opera’s upcoming production of Nabucco conducted by Maestro Carlo Rizzi On the occasion of Lyric Opera’s upcoming production of Nabucco conducted by Maestro Carlo Rizzi, The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with Lyric Opera of Chicago, presents Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco […]
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Screening of the film “Black and White” (2008), directed by Cristina Comencini
Black and White (Italian: Bianco e nero) is a 2008 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Cristina Comencini. The film deals with race and inter-racial relationships when the married Carlo (Fabio Volo) falls in love with Nadine, the wife of his own wife’s work colleague.RSVP at http://biancoenero.eventbrite.com
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Screening of the film “The Most Beautiful Day of My Life” (2002), directed by Cristina Comencini
Series of 12 films showcasing female Italian film directors The Best Day of My Life is the story of a dysfunctional family as seen through the eyes of young Chiara (Maria Luisa De Crescenzo) who is about to receive her first communion. The family includes matriarch Irene (Virna Lisi) and her three grown up children.RSVP […]
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Day of Short Film
Seven Italian Short Films chosen by the Italian Short Film Center The Shortest Day Short Film Screening & Holiday Celebration Monday, December 21st at 6pm at the Italian Cultural Institute On the occasion of the International Short Film Day, December 21, the shortest day of the year, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the National Italian […]
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ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION AND ADVANCED GRADUATE SEMINAR
“COSMOS, PAST AND PRESENT: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY DISCUSSION OF GALILEO’S LETTER TO CHRISTINA OF LORRAINE” Presenters: Fr. George Coyne, S.J., former Director of the Vatican Observatory, currently McDevitt Chair of Religious Philosophy at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY; Professor Mauro Pesce, Professor Emeritus of the History of Christianity at the University of Bologna and author […]
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Neorealism
A discussion with the Director David Lee Morea and Alberto Zambenedetti, Professor of Cinema Studies at Oberlin College Screening of the documentary Before Neorealism: Italy’s Forgotten Cinema by David Lee Morea A discussion with the Director David Lee Morea andAlberto Zambenedetti, Professor of Cinema Studies at Oberlin College, will follow Thursday, November 19th at 6pmItalian Cultural […]
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Maestro Joel Spears will perform lute music composed by both Galileo’s father, Vincenzo, & brother.
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s Letter to Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s Letter to Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Loyola University Chicago, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago, the Italian Cultural Institute and ItalCultura.Mr. […]
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Happenchance: World War II Photographs, Italian Campaign, 1942-1945 by photographer Alfonso Carrara
Carrara, an Italian-American architect-artist-poet-photographer, documented the exhausted, disoriented populations and war-ravaged architecture of Italy’s small towns and villages during the Allied northward advance through the countryside in 1944-45. As a scout, translator and interrogator for the American 5th Army, Carrara, unarmed but carrying a camera, entered towns just as the remnants of the German army […]
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WHEN THE WORLD ANSWERED: Florence, Women Artists and the 1966 FLOOD
In 2016, the City of Florence will mark the 50th anniversary of the devastating Flood of the Arno River, which destroyed, or damaged, 14,000 pieces of art.A new book, and PBS documentary based on the book, called When the World Answered: Florence, Women Artists and the 1966 Flood, by Jane Fortune and Linda Falcone, tells […]
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THE CTBUH LECTURE BY STEFANO BOERI
As part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial programs, Stefano Boeri, a Milan-based architect who has been widely published, has taught at leading universities, and is on the 2015 Milan Architecture Expo Advisory Board, will deliver the CTBUH Lecture as part of IIT Architecture Chicago’s Dean’s Lecture Series.Open to the public.Center Core at S. R. Crown […]
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