SPECIAL EXHIBIT: THE FOSSE ARDEATINE MASSACRE: CHRONICLE, HISTORY AND MEMORY Monday, February 18th through Saturday, February 23rd Symphony CenterFirst Floor Rotunda220 S Michigan Ave Presented by the CSO, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago and the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago....
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Book Presentation: “When Our History Begins” by Federico Rampini, Chief New York Correspondent for Italy’s La Repubblica Newspaper Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Renowned Italian journalist Federico Rampini will present his latest book, "When...
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MUTI CONDUCTS THE MOZART REQUIEM & SCHUMAN'S NINTH SYMPHONY (LE FOSSE ARDEATINE) Thursday, February 21 at 8pm**Special preconcert conversation begins at 6:15pmChicago Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan Ave Experience Mozart's magnificent final masterpiece as part of a season-long reflection on peace. The first CSO perform...
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Maestro Fava Lecture and Demonstration Thurs, Feb 21, 4:00 pmLoyola University, Cuneo Hall 2126430 N Kenmore Ave Maestro Antonio Fava explains what Commedia dell’Arte is and isn’t. The lecture is followed by a demonstration of the various masks that make up the Commedia dell’Arte repertoire: an engaging a...
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"SPEECHLESS PULCINELLA", A COMMEDIA BY ANTONIO FAVA Saturday, February 23rd from 6-9pmCasa Italia Community Center, The Ballroom3800 Division Street, Stone Park, IL Presented by the Italian American Theatre of Chicago and Studio Z, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. In this once-in-a-...
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Understanding Handel, Understanding Ariosto Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 On the occasion of the Lyric Opera's March performances of Handel's *Ariodante* (1735), profs. Caterina Mongiat (DePaul University) and Robert Kendrick (University of Chicago) will discuss...
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John Vinci: Life and Landmarks Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Please join us as we celebrate the publication of John Vinci: Life and Landmarks, a new illustrated biography from Northwestern University Press by architectural writer Robert Sharoff and architectural...
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The Greatest Race: Chariot-Racing in the Roman Circus Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Tuesday, March 5, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM This series of lectures, "Sport, Spectacle, and Games under the Roman Empire", by Professor Sinclair Bell, will look at the different ways in which sport and spectacle perme...
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Leonardo’s Legacy: Painting -- Layers of IntensityTuesday, March 19th 6:00pmItalian Cultural Institute of Chicago500 N Michigan Ave Suite 1450 Leonardo’s Legacy: Painting -- Layers of Intensity Presented on the occasion of the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Leonardo da VinciThe third of a series of lec...
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Leonardo’s Legacy: Technology -- Envisioning the FutureTuesday, April 16th 6:00pmItalian Cultural Institute of Chicago500 N Michigan Ave Suite 1450 Leonardo’s Legacy: Technology -- Envisioning the FuturePresented on the occasion of the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Leonardo da VinciThe fourth and final...
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