Maternal Instincts: Cilea’s Rosa Mamai, Verdi’s Amelia and the mother in opera
Join us and a brilliant panel for a discussion about the depiction of mothers on stage. From “Un ballo in maschera” and “L’arlesiana” to Strauss and Sondheim, Dr Susan Rutherford of the University of Manchester, Professor Martin Butler of the University of Sussex, David Benedict, Anna Picard and BBC Radio 3’s Donald Macleod investigate mothers good, […]
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La più bella del mondo – The most beautiful in the world #4
10 talks on the Italian language “The most beautiful in the world” is supposed to be a supermodel and yet in Italy the expression is more often than not used to define Italian language. Is Italian truly the most beautiful language in the world? It is commonplace, due to either italophilia or nationalism, but is […]
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La Brexit spiegata ai bambini
Con lo scrittore Pierdomenico Baccalario. Evento per bambini dai 7 anni in su Un autore italiano per ragazzi che da anni vive felicemente in Inghilterra, che in Inghilterra ha la sua famiglia, una moglie che insegna all’Università di Reading e due bambine, racconta in modo divertente e con parole semplici cosa succederà con Brexit nel […]
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Mixed Programme World Premiere. Möbius Dance
This event takes place at the Kala Sangam Arts Centre | St Peter’s House | 1 Forster Square | Bradford BD1 4TY More information and tickets on the Kala Sangam website Möbius Dance present an explosive, passionate and highly physical performance featuring two contemporary dance works choreographed by celebrated artists Jamaal Burkmar and Douglas Thorpe, […]
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LARES FAMILIARES by Sonia Lenzi and LE POESIE DEI MURI by Gerry Badger – Exhibition opening
Thursday 21 March, 7pm LARES FAMILIARES by Sonia Lenzi and LE POESIE DEI MURI by Gerry Badger – Exhibition opening [BOOK NOW] LARES FAMILIARES Family relationships are the first ones we are confronted with and the domestic dimension is our starting point for that adventure called life. The meaning of our existence is therefore inherent […]
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Presentazione del libro “La ragazza di Marsiglia” di Maria Attanasio
Sarà presente l’autrice in conversazione con Simonetta Agnello Hornby Chi era Rosalia Montmasson, quest’oscurata protagonista del Risorgimento? Esule a Marsiglia dalla Sicilia borbonica, Rosalia, giovane lavandaia, aveva lì conosciuto il patriota repubblicano Francesco Crispi, di cui diventò compagna e moglie, seguendolo nei vari esili e condividendone gli ideali liberali. Rosalia fu l’unica donna a partecipare […]
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LARES FAMILIARES by Sonia Lenzi and LE POESIE DEI MURI by Gerry Badger
LARES FAMILIARES by Sonia Lenzi and LE POESIE DEI MURI by Gerry Badger LARES FAMILIARES Family relationships are the first ones we are confronted with and the domestic dimension is our starting point for that adventure called life. The meaning of our existence is therefore inherent in those relationships and places. In the Roman world, […]
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LET ME SPEAK, I AM GASSMAN! VITTORIO KING OF COMEDY (Sono Gassman! Vittorio Re della Commedia) – Documentary
Introduction by the director Fabrizio Corallo.Docufilm, 2018, 90 minsIn Italian with English subtitles. Eighteeen years after his death, Vittorio Gassman’s remarkable career as an actor onscreen and onstage is re-evoked in this film tribute that looks at the golden years of the “Italian style” comedies in Italian cinema. Reminescences by colleagues and family are combined […]
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Wine Tasting
The Italian Cultural Institute and the Community of Sant’Egidio are delighted to host a wine tasting, open to all, organised by Wine for Life. You will be able to taste some delicious Italian wines, by some of our best known producers. [BOOK HERE] Free admission, donations are welcomed in aid of Humanitarian Corridors Project of […]
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Art and the Market
A talk with Giovanni Gasparini (Christie’s) and Eugenio Re Rebaudengo (Artuner) How is the value of an artwork determined in the art business?What are the elements that regulate the valuation and the prices of artworks?Programme Director of the MSc Art, Law and Business programme at Christie’s Education Giovanni Gasparini and Artuner Founder Eugenio Re Rebaudengo discuss […]
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