FROM FRESCOBALDI TO PUCCINI: ORGAN MUSIC according to maestro Liuwe Tamminga | Concert
For the series “The Organ Recitals of the University of Haifa – Season 2017/18”, a concert by maestro Liuwe Tamminga, Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna. The event is supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa. Program: Anonymous: Hatikvah Giovanni Ferrini (c. 1601-1674): Ballo di Mantova, 3 variations Girolamo Cavazzoni (c. 1490-1564): Hymnus Ave […]
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THE STORY OF A NEW NAME, by Elena Ferrante | Lecture
For the series “Pride and Prejudice”, a lecture by Sara Ostrov, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa. In 2012, Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend introduced readers to the unforgettable Elena and Lila, whose lifelong friendship provides the backbone for the Neapolitan Novels. The Story of a New Name is the second book […]
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THE BEGINNING OF URBAN CONSERVATION IN AKKO | Lecture & guided tour
For the series “THE ITALIAN CONNECTION” | THE HIDDEN AND THE VISIBLE IN ANCIENT AKKO, a lecture and guided tour dedicated to the role of Italy in the preservation of Acre’s architectonic, artistic and archaeological heritage. Lecturer: Avner Hilman, archaeologist and conservator. The Beginning of buildings preservation in ancient Akko by the Israel Antiquities Authority […]
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IF NOT NOW, WHEN? by Primo Levi | Book Club
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018, for the series EMPATHY & LONELINESS IN CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE | Book club, third of six lectures by Shirley Finzi Loew concerning individuals & society in Contemporary Italian Literature. Premio Campiello 1982. In the final days of World War II, a courageous band of Jewish partisans […]
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THE NORTH THAT YOU DID NOT KNOW | Mantova
For the series “Secret Italy. The Northern art cities”, a lecture by Dr. Efi Ziv, art historian, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa. Mantova | Stronghold of the Gonzaga family, where palaces and churches were designed and frescoed by the greatest architects and painters of the Renaissance. Dr. Efi Ziv, lecturer, writer and […]
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THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN THE MOUTH | A one-act play by Luigi Pirandello
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Luigi Pirandello’s birth,the Italian Cultural Institutes in Tel Aviv and in Haifa present:The Man with the Flower in the Mouth, a one-act play by Luigi PirandelloAdapted & directed by Orly Noa RabinyanInitiated and produced by the Italian Cultural Institutes in Tel Aviv and in Haifa In Hebrew, with […]
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ACCABADORA by Michela Murgia | Book Club
For the series EMPATHY & LONELINESS IN CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE | Book club, second of six lectures by Shirley Finzi Loew concerning individuals & society in Contemporary Italian Literature. Premio Campiello 2010. Formerly beautiful and at one time betrothed to a fallen soldier, Bonaria Urrai has long held covenant with the dead. Midwife to the dying, […]
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OUR HEBREWS | A movie by Naor Meningher and the dishes of the Jewish cuisine by Susy Cesana
On the occasion of the Second World Week of Italian Cuisine, screening of a short documentary by Naor Meningher, who will present his work and answer the public’s questions. Susy Cesana will then offer a reach sample tasting of traditional Jewish dishes, typical of Pitigliano. ‘Little Jerusalem’, that is how the locals refer to the town of […]
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MID-AUGUST LUNCH (2008) | Movie presentation
On the occasion of the Second World Week of Italian Cuisine, presentation of the movie directed by Gianni Di Gregorio, with Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria de Franciscis, Marina Cacciotti, Maria Cali, Grazia Cesarini Sforza, Alfonso Santagata. Gianni is a middle-aged man living in Rome with his imposing and demanding elderly mother. His only outlet from […]
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SECOND WORLD WEEK OF ITALIAN CUISINE |Program 2017
It’s tasty, it’s healthy, it’s authentic Italian food! #ItalianTaste The Embassy of Italy is proud to present The World Week of Italian Cuisine to the Israeli public. This special celebration will offer a rich program of events with starred chef Cristina Bowerman as special guest of the week. Also this time we will offer a “taste” […]
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