Caruso, Corelli, Di Stefano. 1921-2021. Italian Opera Legends
In 1921, Enrico Caruso, one of the most famous singers in history, died in Naples. That same year, two of the landmark tenors of the last century were born: Giuseppe Di Stefano and Franco Corelli , who were the stars of legendary performances at the Teatro alla Scala. To celebrate the three great tenors, who […]
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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World directed by Kristina Lindström & Kristian Petri ICI London is pleased to support the launch of this new release by Dogwoof Pictures: In 1970, filmmaker Luchino Visconti travelled throughout Europe looking for the perfect boy to personify absolute beauty in his adaptation for the screen of Thomas […]
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Farewell to Roberto Calasso writer and founder of Adelphi Edizioni
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Roberto Calasso, author, translator, publisher and one of the finest minds of our age. Born in Florence in 1941, Calasso was the iconic head of the publishing house Adelphi, where he worked since 1962. Some of his best-known works include Tiepolo Pink, The Marriage of Cadmo and […]
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Emerging Translator Mentorship 2021-22
Translators from Italian wanted ICI London is one of the supporters (for Italian) of the Emerging Translator Mentorship Programme of the National Centre for Writing in Norwich: once again this year, translators from several languages, including Italian, are invited to apply for this scheme, founded by Daniel Hahn in 2010, which aims at developing new […]
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Primo Levi. Transnational Perspectives
Online Summer School, 23-26 July 2021 Friday 23 July 4:30-6:30 pm (BST) Vanadio e il grigio dottor Müller Simona Forti and Marco Belpoliti in dialogue. Saturday 24 July 7.30-9:00 pm (BST) Primo Levi and the Graphic Novel Dialogue between Ian Thomson & Pietro Scarnera, Matteo Mastragostino, Alessandro Ranghiasci. Monday, 26 July4:30 – 6:30 pm (BST)Che cosa resta da dire e da […]
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Iqbal. A tale of a Fearless Child. (Iqbal. I bambini senza paura)
The The Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with Cartoons on the Bay(RAI), MAECI, International Crossmedia and Children’s Television Festival present a selection of the best animated films of the last few years. Directors: Michel Fuzellier, Babak PayamiCharacters: Ashanta, Iqbal, Malikian, BadaudAnimation/ 2015/ 1h27mins In Italian with English subtitles This animated film – set in Pandar, an […]
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The Hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi
Presentation of the English edition of the international bestseller and winner of the Premio Strega The Hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi translated by Elena Pala, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on 24 June 2021. The Author will be in conversation with Elena Pala, Giorgia Tolfo. Chaired by Katia Pizzi. The Hummingbird has been a perennial bestseller in Italy since its original publication […]
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Italy. Land of Wonders
From 19 July 2021 Italy. Land of Wonders An innovative video game available for free for iOS and Android to discover the treasures of Italy. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces the launch of ‘ITALY. Land of Wonders’, a video game aimed at bringing the cultural heritage and wonders of Italy to a worldwide […]
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Ten Shorts around the world – 2021 #2
The Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Centro Nazionale del Cortometraggio presents 10 short films selected among the most significant and representative of last’s year production. In Italian with English subtitles Cracolice, by Fabio Serpa, 2020, 12′ Cracolice, a seaside village in the Tyrrhenian Sea, is sadly known in the news for an event […]
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Pistols for Two, Coffee for One: Duelling in History and Fiction
Profs Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin and Martin McLaughlin will discuss with Joe Farrell his recent book, Honour and the Sword: The Culture of Duelling (Signal Books). No study of western history can be complete without some account of the duel and the code of honour. What made two men arrange an encounter on the ‘field of […]
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