On the occasion of the
International Women’s Day
The Italian Cultural Institute in New York
is pleased to present:
DONNE AL CENTRO
The influence and inspiration of women in music and poetry
Cristiana Pegoraro
(pianist and composer)
IN CONCERT
and
POETRY READING
Music by:
Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann,
Rossini, Pegoraro
Hailed by The New York Times “an artist of the highest caliber”, Italian-born pianist and composer Cristiana Pegoraro returns to the Italian Cultural Institute to celebrate the International Women’s Day with a program dedicated to women and passion.
Cristiana will take the audience inside the artistry of some of the greatest composers and their muses in an innovative format that combines live piano performances and a stimulating look at the featured composers’ life and impact.
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The concert will be followed by a light reception and the opening of the exhibition:
A Century of Women
Tommasoli’s photographs 1906 – 2022
A unique exhibition dedicated to women, as seen by four generations of Italian photographers.
Photography not only represents reality but reinvents it. The important Tommasoli photographic archive shows us women’s metamorphosis over the course of the last century, both in daily life and on public stage. It is a fascinating journey, between reality and fantasy. Read more HERE
With the patronage of the Municipality of Verona and the Arena di Verona Foundation, in partnership with SIZ – Industria grafica, with the support of Cantina Zymé – Celestino Gaspari, and in collaboration with Habitat Ottantatre.
Reservation no longer available