Giving Shape to Falstaff
a lecture by Gabriele Dotto Giving Shape to FalstaffGiuseppe Verdi’s final operatic masterpiece, Falstaff, is a brilliant comedy that astonished the musical world, coming as it did from the imagination of an author whose previous operas were the very embodiment of Romantic drama and tragic action. Yet here was fast-paced, sophisticated and witty score (Toscanini […]
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European Book Club, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago and EUNIC Chicago
moderated by Dr. Cristina Lombardi Diop (Loyola University) European Book Club, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago and EUNIC Chicago, moderated by Dr. Cristina Lombardi Diop (Loyola University). The following best-selling Italian novel will be discussed: “My Brilliant Friend” (Europa Editions, 2012) by Elena Ferrante. Guests that wish to participate, should read the […]
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Screening of “Signorina Effe” by Wilma Labate (2007, 95 min.)
in Italian with English subtitles The film tells the story of Emma, a young girl from the South of Italy transplanted to Torino, who realizes her dream of working for Fiat, finds herself involved in the very difficult controversy of 1980 that resulted in a strike that lasted 35 days and which highlighted the history […]
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“The Power of Freedom over Confinement.”
A Presentation on the Italian Poet Alda Merini (1931-2009) by Luca Badetti, PhD Alda Merini (1931-2009) was a a poet from Milan, Italy. Her poetic style intensely explores themes of love, loss, faith and desire. Part of her poetry speaks about her experience living in mental institutions. Free and open to the public. https://aldamerini.eventbrite.com
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“Luigi, Faber & Genova. Tenco, De André and a great Mediterranean city.
An evening of Italian songs with pianist Elena Buttiero and singer/author Ferdinando Molteni “Luigi, Faber & Genova. Tenco, De André and a great Mediterranean city. An evening of Italian songs with pianist Elena Buttiero and singer/author Ferdinando MolteniA recital dedicated to the songs of the great Genovese singer/songwriters and to the history and tradition of […]
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Concert by Andrea Centazzo and Friends
Andrea Centazzo is an Italian American composer, percussionist and multimedia artist. Andrea Centazzo, percussion; Ed Herrmann, Greg O’Drobinak, Eric Leonardson, Hal Rammel, invented and adapted instruments; Elbio Barilari and Julia Miller on synthesizers For tickets or more information: http://www.constellation-chicago.com/event/1061177-andrea-centazzo-friends-chicago/
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Neighborhoods of the World Festival
Sunday, March 6th at from 12-4pmNavy PierNeighborhoods of the World FestivalThe “Celebrate Italy’ entertainment program, presented by the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with Navy Pier and the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans will be the following: 12:00 – 12:30 and 3:30 – 4:00pm: The Italian Dance Group of Milwaukee/Tradizione Vivente di MilwaukeeWatch the […]
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19th European Union Film Festival
March 4-31 19th European Union Film FestivalGene Siskel Film CenterThe following Italian films will be presented by the European Union Film Festival, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute: LATIN LOVER2015, Cristina Comencini, Italy, 101 min.With Marisa Paredes, Valeria Bruni TedeschiSaturday, March 5, 6:00 pmTuesday, March 8, 6:00 pmAfter the Tuesday screening, the Italian Cultural […]
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Tribute to Gioachino Rossini
presented by musicologists Jesse Rosenberg, Northwestern University and Robert Kendrick, University of Chicago On the occasion of the birth of the great composer born in Pesaro on February 29, 1792, Musicologists Jesse Rosenberg, Northwestern University and Robert Kendrick, University of Chicago, will pay tribute to Rossini through three of his most celebrated operas: La gazza […]
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William Franke, The Apotheosis of Self-Reflection: Dante and the Inauguration of the Modern Era
William Franke, The Apotheosis of Self-Reflection: Dante and the Inauguration of the Modern EraSaturday, February 27, 20161:30 to 3 pmRuggles HallWilliam Franke, Vanderbilt UniversityPlease register by 10 am Friday, February 26, 2016CENTER FOR RENAISSANCE STUDIES PROGRAMSDANTE LECTURE Philosophers typically attribute the foundation of modern thought to René Descartes, who in his Discours de la méthode […]
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