Open House
Join us for an evening dedicated to learning all about Chicagoland’s finest Italian language classes.– Enjoy a free Italian class trial lesson- Meet instructors and other students- Sample authentic Italian cuisine- Participate in our free, live raffle- Enjoy musical entertainment- Register for your next course For a complete schedule of Italian classes, or to register […]
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“Can Italy’s Olive Trees Be Saved? The Xylella Emergency” a lecture by Thomas Simpson
On the occasion of Expo Milano 2015 A fatal disease is attacking the ancient olive trees of southern Italy. Will Italian and European authorities be able to take effective action in time to block the spread of the bacteria believed to cause the disease before it spreads throughout Europe and the Mediterranean? The crisis involves […]
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Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky Manfred
Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony, based on Byron’s dramatic semiautobiographical poem is among the composer’s most brilliant and affecting inspirations. Its themes of tender love and exquisite longing find a perfect complement in Scriabin’s fervid Poem of Ecstasy. The extraordinarily colorful orchestration reverberates with sensuality and intimate emotion.Tickets are available by calling 312-294-3000, visiting www.cso.org or the […]
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Screening of the film White Noise (Rumore bianco, 2008, 90 min) by Alberto Fasulo
In northeast Italy, the Tagliamento River is tucked away in a secret spot, flowing from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea. This poetic documentary focuses on this majestic waterway, and the people of the region—spirited and storied—who live alongside it. A sensitive and ambitious audiovisual experience, the film evokes the magic of the natural universe, […]
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Puccini’s “Tosca”
Puccini’s “Tosca”Friday, May 29th at 8pmSunday, May 31st at 3pmDetroit Symphony Orchestra Max M. Fisher Music Center 3711 Woodward AvenueDetroit The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s first ever performance of Puccini’s masterwork opera in concert, starring internationally renowned soprano Patricia Racette, great American tenor James Valenti, and Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone Eric Owens. Leonard Slatkin, conductor BioAbraham Frank, boy soprano […]
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Marion Consort Performs Sacred Music of the Renaissance: Florence
On Sunday, May 17, The Marion Consort will present rare sacred vocal music from Renaissance Florence, the Heart of Tuscany. This concert will feature composers who were born in Florence, worked in Florence, or were connected with the Medici Family, such as Josquin Des Prez, Guillaume Dufay, and Heinrich Isaac. Join the consort at St. […]
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BLACK SOULS (ANIME NERE) 2014, Francesco Munzi, Italy, 103 min.
“With its surprising narrative twists and handsome visuals, BLACK SOULS ends up being a far more original take on the Italian organized crime drama than first thought.”–John Bleasdale, CineVue Set in the rocky terrain of Calabria at the “toe” of Italy, BLACK SOULS is the most authentic drama yet on the world of the ‘ndrangheta, the […]
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“Louis and Keely Live at the Sahara”
Louis Prima was the son of immigrants from Sicily and Ustica. An unforgettable talent and personality, he discovered Keely Smith and together they were among the most successful entertainers during the Golden Age of Las Vegas showrooms. Tony Award winner Anthony Crivello, himself of Sicilian descent, portrays Louis in a love story filled with music, […]
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DANTE’S THEOLOGY OF THE FUTURE, presented by Giuseppe Mazzotta, Yale University
DANTE’S THEOLOGYOF THE FUTUREInferno XIX and Paradiso XXXIIIGiuseppe MazzottaYale University SCHEDULE5:00PM | Registration5:30PM | Lecture6:15PM | Q & A6:45PM | Cocktail Reception Registration Required $30 General/$10 Student The future of Christian history is a central concern of Dante’s masterpiece of epic poetry, the Divine Comedy. Behind Dante’s vision lies 13th century philosophical culture and the […]
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Project of a Historical Architecture–Wonders of the Modern World: America PIER PAOLO TAMBURELLI
Italian architect, writer, and editor Pier Paolo Tamburelli will present the research that he recently conducted as the Douglas A. Garofalo Fellow at the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago. Tamburelli’s project looks back to Austrian architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach’s influential book Entwurff einer historischen Architektur (1721) in an attempt to […]
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