Cineclub at the Institute: “At War with Love”
Cineclub at the Institute: “At War with Love” New Comedy Italian-Style Introduced by Professors of Italian from Universities throughout Chicago, the six films included in this series belong to the genre Comedy Italian style and approach contemporary social issues with a humorous touch. A discussion in Italian will follow the screening. Screening of “At […]
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Italian Film Festival USA – Screening of “Easy” by Andrea Magnani: Director in Attendance!
Italian Film Festival USA – Screening of “Easy” by Andrea Magnani: Director in Attendance! Isidoro is lonely and depressed. His career as a race car driver ended when he gained too much weight and could no longer fit into his car. He is offered an “easy” job: drive a coffin to Ukraine. Can he […]
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Carlo Fierens: A Guitar Tribute Concert to Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Carlo Fierens: A Guitar Tribute Concert to Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Guitarist Carlo Fierens will perform a special recital featuring two masterpieces written by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968), one of the foremost Italian composers of the 20th century, who found shelter in the United States after the infamous racial laws of 1938. Presented in commemoration of the 50th […]
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Two Donizetti Rarities: A Conversation with Conductor Francesco Milioto
Two Donizetti Rarities: A Conversation with Conductor Francesco Milioto On the occasion of the upcoming performances of two rarely-heard Donizetti works by the Chicago Opera Theater, il Pigmalione & Rita, musicologist Jesse Rosenberg, Northwestern University, will summarize the historical background of these operas, followed by a wide-ranging interview with Francesco Milioto, who will […]
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Italian Film Festival USA – Screening of “Friends by Chance” (2017)
Screening of “Friends by Chance” (2017) 106 min. Directed by Francesco Bruni Alessandro, an irascible 22-year-old, and Giorgio, an 85 year-old poet, live within a stone’s throw from each other, but their paths have never crossed. That is, until Alessandro unwillingly takes a job as the elegant gentleman’s walking companion. Over time, the poet’s failing […]
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Laboratorio didattico: “La motivazione in pratica: proposte per la classe di italiano”
Laboratorio didattico: “La motivazione in pratica: proposte per la classe di italiano” Edizioni Edilingua e l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago, in collaborazione con l’Ufficio Scolastico del Consolato d’Italia a Chicago, vi invitano al laboratorio didattico per insegnanti di italiano LS: “La motivazione in pratica: proposte per la classe di italiano” Materiali, tecniche e […]
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Book Presentation: “Bebop, Swing and Bella Musica” by Authors Bill Dal Cerro & David Anthony Witter
Book Presentation: “Bebop, Swing and Bella Musica” by Authors Bill Dal Cerro & David Anthony Witter From its origins in New Orleans through the Big Band, Swing, Be-Bop, and Modern Era, Americans of Italian heritage have made vital contributions to Jazz Music. Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Louie Bellson, Lennie Tristano, Tony Bennett, Buddy DeFranco, […]
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Vivaldi’s Voices: A Conversation About Antonio Vivaldi’s Vocal Repertoire
Vivaldi’s Voices: A Conversation About Antonio Vivaldi’s Vocal Repertoire In anticipation of Third Coast Baroque’s upcoming Vivica & Vivaldi concert series, internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux sits down with TCB Artistic Director Rubén Dubrovsky to discuss the lesser-known but highly virtuosic gems of Antonio Vivaldi’s vocal repertoire. Vivaldi’s output included much more than his ever-popular […]
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Chicago European Union Film Festival – Let Yourself Go (Lasciati andare)
Chicago European Union Film Festival – Let Yourself Go (Lasciati andare) 2017, Francesco Amati, Italy, 103 min. With Toni Servillo, Verónica Echegui. Fri, Mar 30 at 4:00pmSat, Mar 31 at 8:00pm It’s screwball Italian style, flavored with Jewish wit à la Woody and straight-up slapstick à la Stan & Ollie, in this […]
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Chicago European Union Film Festival – The Last Prosecco (Finché c’è prosecco c’è speranza)
Chicago European Union Film Festival – The Last Prosecco (Finché c’è prosecco c’è speranza) 2017, Antonio Padovan, Italy, 101 min. With Giusppe Battiston, Teco Celio. Following the evening screening, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago invites the audience to a Prosecco tasting accompanied by a short wine lecture by Prof. Clara Orban of […]
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