SIGNORA/SENORA ROSSINI: Discovering Mrs. Rossini A celebration of Isabella Colbran, diva of the ag
SIGNORA/SENORA ROSSINI: Discovering Mrs. Rossini A celebration of Isabella Colbran, diva of the age of bel canto and wife of Gioachino Rossini On April 10th and 11th at the newly opened Sheen Center in NoHo, Divaria Productions presents a multi-disciplinary theatrical piece for classical singers, piano, harp and actor/narrator that tells the story of the […]
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FEDERICO FELLINI “Making a film” – book presentation and panel
Natasha Senjanovic (journalist)Wendy Keys (Film Society Lincoln Center) Christopher Burton-White (translator) Federico Fellini’s Fare un film (1980) is the most comprehensive collection of the idiosyncratic Italian director’s writings available in any language. The contents were culled from a variety of sources long out of print, including interviews, autobiographical pieces, and materials that initially appeared as […]
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AN EVENING WITH “ITALIAN” WRITERS: Carmine Abate and Amara Lakhous
Carmine Abate (Between Two Seas) Amara Lakhous (Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio) Moderator: Michael Reynolds (Editor in Chief- Europa Editions) Arbërescë author Carmine Abate and Algerian-Italian author Amara Lakhous will be in conversation with their American editor and publisher, Michael Reynolds. The discussion will focus on the migration of the word […]
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The exhibition will present Italian string instruments coming from four different cities, and made from the 17th to the 20th century. In particular, the only surviving violin made by Giovanni Pietro Caspani in 1657 will be shown. The instruments, property of the luthier and violin dealer Christophe Landon, will be played in an opening event […]
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Opening Concert
John Mark Rozendaal (Cello) Aurelia Schoplick (Soprano) Nimrod Reitman (Piano) Emanuele De Biase(Violin)Julia Meynert (Violin)Alexander Tasopoulos(Viola) The exhibition will present Italian string instruments coming from four different cities, and made from the 17th to the 20th century. In particular, the only surviving violin made by Giovanni Pietro Caspani in 1657 will be shown. The instruments, […]
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Premio New York 2014
The winners:Margherita Moscardini e Andrea Nacciarriti Margherita MoscardiniProjectMetropolitan Voids Agency A huge rock is wedged between two buildings, 17-19 Bennett Avenue, Hudson Heights. It is the highest point of Manhattan, 81 meters over the sea level. The granite boulder is a superficial part of the island’s bed-rock and is a void first of all. Because […]
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Symposium: DANTE AS A POLITICAL THEORIST: Historicizing Theology and Theologizing Power
Presented with the NYU Department of Italian Studies, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò and the Medieval and Renaissance CenterIn collaboration with Columbia University’s Italian Academy for Advanced Studies and Department of Italian Dante as a Political Theorist: Historicizing Theology and Theologizing Power An International Symposium on “Monarchia” Launching The Global Dante Project of New York Directors: Maria […]
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Lucilla Galeazzi Festa Italiana
Noted for her exquisite voice, Lucilla Galeazzi brings to life the old folk music of Italy, from Umbria to Calabria and Puglia. Her arrangements of Italian songs and dance melodies celebrate the beauty and vitality of the Mediterranean’s multicultural heritage with an ensemble that features fiddles, guitars, and percussion.Performers Lucilla Galeazzi, Vocalist Carlo Rizzo, Tamburelli, […]
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Alberto Biasi-Unlimited PerceptionOpening reception: Thursday, April 16, 6-8 PM
NEW YORK, NY – De Buck Gallery is pleased to announce an upcoming exhibition by acclaimed Italian artist Alberto Biasi,entitled Unlimited Perception. The exhibition marks Biasi’s debut atDe Buck Gallery, and his first solo exhibition in New York since 1971. The exhibition will be on view from March 26 through May 2, with an opening […]
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A Shared History: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire In Italian American And Jewish Memory
A commemoration organized by Edvige Giunta and Mary Ann Trasciatti On March 25, 1911, a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York’s Greenwich Village killed 146 workers. Most of the dead were recent Italian and Jewish immigrant women, some as young as 15 years old. Survivors, their families, and those who witnessed the […]
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