FORTITUDO
Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition in the Endurance 1914- 1917 Through the paintings of Paola Folicaldi Suh Within the NZ Ice Fest With the exhibition Fortitudo, Italian painter Paola Folicaldi Suh brings new life to the dramatic history of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to the Antarctic in the Endurance during 1914-1917. Folicaldi devoted more than two years […]
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Guitar Recital by Lorenzo Micheli
In collaboration with Guitar Passion The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to announce a guitar recital by one of the most renowned known and appreciated Italian contemporary guitarists, Lorenzo Micheli. During his Australian tour Lorenzo will play at the Melbourne Guitar Festival, in Sydney and Brisbane. The concert programs will include music by Nicolò Paganini, […]
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A Taste of Sicily
Cooking class by Gabriele Taddeucci Introducing the 2nd Week of Italian Cuisine in the World The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to announce a cycle of monthly cooking classes, each one of them dedicated to a different region of Italy. The cycle will represent an introduction to the 2nd Week of Italian Cuisine in the […]
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Flying Dreams
Italian Contemporary Art Exhibition The exhibition presents 14 extraordinary graphic works in limited edition, created using copperplate engraving technique (etching, aquatint, drypoint, sugarlift, carborundum), of some among the most representative Italian artists, who have obtained important acknowledgements both at national and international level: Carla Accardi, Piero Pizzi Cannella, Giovanni Frangi, Luca Pignatelli, Matteo Massagrande, Giuseppe […]
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The Corsini Collection
A Window on Renaissance Florence The Corsini Collection is a unique exhibition drawn from one of the last privately owned Italian princely collections in Florence. It includes some of the great masters of Italian Renaissance and Baroque art including Botticelli, Bronzino, Caravaggio and more. The collection has never before left Italy nor has it ever […]
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A Taste of Abruzzo
Cooking class by Andrea Tranchero Introducing the 2nd Week of Italian Cuisine in the World The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to announce the second of a series of cooking classes dedicated to Italian regional cuisine. After Tuscany, introduced by Chef Gabriele Taddeucci, this class is dedicated to the Abruzzo region. The cycle represents an […]
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Beyond classics. New Italian Cinema
The Italian Cultural Institute, after the success of the previous movie cycles Masters of Neorealism: Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica in 2015 and Marcello Mastroianni: Lover and Legend in 2016, is pleased to present a new cycle dedicated to Contemporary Italian Cinema. Once more this year we will open a window on Italy through […]
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Radiosuccessi play Luigi Tenco
Ilaria Crociani and Mirko Guerrini The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to introduce the Radiosuccessi duo: Ilaria Crociani (vocals) and Mirko Guerrini (piano and sax), who will perform a tribute to Luigi Tenco on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his tragic and unexpected death on 27 January 1967. The concert will present a […]
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A Taste of Tuscany
Cooking class by Gabriele Taddeucci Introducing the 2nd Week of Italian Cuisine in the World The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to announce a cycle of monthly cooking classes, each one of them dedicated to a different region of Italy. The cycle will represent an introduction to the 2nd Week of Italian Cuisine in the […]
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Piano Recital by Alberto Firrincieli
Vivacissimo 2017. Yearly music program of the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney The Italian Cultural Institute is proud to introduce the third concert of the Vivacissimo 2017 series with pianist Alberto Firrincieli, who will perform music by Schumann, Brahms and Rubinstein. Alberto Firrincieli is an Italian pianist, harpsichord player, composer and scholar. He is currently full-time […]
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