Dante, From Dusk to Dawn – Dante, dal tramonto all’alba
Friday 22 April Dante, From Dusk to Dawn – Dante, dal tramonto all’alba Cantos 27-33 of the Purgatorio from the Divine Comedy A musical-literary tribute by Alessandro Timossi to the great Italian poet in celebration of the 700th anniversary of his death, taking place at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Milton Court Studio Theatre, […]
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Acts of Revenge: Introducing Margot la Rouge and Le Villi
Wednesday 20 April, 7pm We are pleased to host a presentation of the Opera Holland Park double bill of Delius Margot la Rouge and Puccini’s Le Villi. A whistlestop tour through Gothic horror, German folklore and the lawless backstreets of fin-de-siècle Paris. Doctor James Savage-Hanford, Professor Mererid Puw Davies, director Martin Lloyd-Evans, conductor Francesco Cilluffo […]
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Non solo Muse
An overview of contemporary Italian women’s poetry from 1970 to the present day. The event will feature the poetry of seven Italian authors, Maddalena Bergamin, Maria Borio, Carmen Gallo, Giulia Martini, Laura Pugno, Francesca Santucci, who will be reading some of their poems along with others by poets who had an important role in the […]
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Il Circolo di Lettura 2022: La parola ebreo di Rosetta Loy (Einaudi 1997)
La parola ebreo di Rosetta Loy(Einaudi 1997). Lunedì 11 aprile, ore 18. Incontro gestito online tramite il programma per videoconferenze Zoom. I posti disponibili sono limitati. Per partecipare inviate un messaggio a: library.icilondon@esteri.it La nuova serie di incontri del Circolo di Lettura del 2022 si apre a romanzi che si ispirano e parlano di […]
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Riveting Italian Readings
Thursday 7 April, 6pm Riveting Italian Readings An evening of readings to celebrate the launch of new literary magazine The Italian Riveter The Riveter’s Editor-in-Chief and Director of the European Literature Network, Rosie Goldsmith will host a series of ‘riveting readings’ from the magazine by contributors and lovers of Italian prose and poetry. […]
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‘Mario Biondi’ Meet & Greet
On the occasion of his upcoming UK tour, we are delighted to welcome Italian pop, jazz and soul singer Mario Biondi to the Italian Cultural Institute in London on Tuesday, 5th April 2022, at 12.00pm for a live interview with journalist Alessandro Allocca. Mario Biondi will discuss his new album Romantic (2022), his music and career […]
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Gaia: A Celebration
Monday 4 April, 6pm An evening to celebrate the memory of Gaia Servadio (1938 – 2021) We remember our friend Gaia Servadio, a brilliant writer, lecturer, historian, reporter and broadcaster whose books have been translated all over the world, with some of the people who knew her well. A conversation with Ian Thomson, Simonetta Agnello […]
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Canaletto’s Venice Revisited at the National Maritime Museum
Until 25 September 2022 Don’t miss the major exhibition Canaletto’s Venice Revisited, now open at the National maritime Museum, displaying the complete set of 24 Venetian views painted by Canaletto in the 1730s. The works, from the world famous collection at Woburn Abbey, form the largest single commission the Italian artist ever received. Canaletto’s Venice […]
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Punto Pieno by Simonetta Agnello Hornby
Thursday 31 March, 6pm Simonetta Agnello Hornby presents her latest book, Punto Pieno, in conversation with Alberto Rollo In Italian We are delighted to welcome best-selling UK-based Italian author Simonetta Agnello Hornby, in conversation with Alberto Rollo, talking about her latest book Punto Pieno (Feltrinelli), a family saga spanning from 1955 to 23 May 1992, […]
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The Nonlinear Patterns of a Superorganism
Wednesday 30 March, 6pm The Nonlinear Patterns of a Superorganism A conversation with Paula Nishijima, Tobias Seidl and Lavinia Filippi Online The fifth event in the series Humans, Post-humans, Machine is a conversation which will unfold at the intersection of science, technology and contemporary art. ‘The nonlinear patterns of a superorganism’ expands on Paula […]
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