One of the greatest works by Italian master Antonello da Messina (1430 ca, 1479) will be for the first time on display in England at the Italian Cultural Institute in London. Date: Friday, November 05, 2010 – Sunday, January 30, 2011 Opening times: Mo-Fri 10am – 8pm; Sa-Su 10am- 4pm exc. Holidays Venue: Istituto italiano di cultura, 39 Belgrave Square,…
Life-affirming story of the troubles of a fishing family on the coast of Sicily, based on the novel by Giovanni Verga. An impressive contemporary adaptation of the noted 19th-century Italian novel The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga, about the trials and tribulations of a fishing family in Sicily, which takes the original story (also the source for…
Against Mussolini (22 September- 19 December 2010) brings together works produced in Italy and abroad throughout the Fascist era (1922- 43), but focuses particularly on the period immediately after the dictator’s fall from power following Italy’s disastrous Second World War campaign. from Estorick Collection Italian Art 39a Canonbury Square London N1 2AN
Dates: 12 November 2010 Times: 12 Nov 2010 6:30 PM Venue: The O2 Bocelli has recorded over 20 pop and classical albums and sold over 65 million albums worldwide and is known as ‘the fourth tenor’.
Paolo Conte returns to the UK for one London concert. His records are good but his live shows are great. If you don’t know him, you should – imagine the voice of Tom Waits and the soul of Cole Porter inhabiting the body of craggily handsome Italian poet, painter and singer-songwriter. ( from London Jazz Festival )
Emotive story of a blue collar builder, trying to buck the odds and become a success whilst beset by corruption and compromise. BFI London Film Festival Friday 15th October, Saturday 16th October and Monday 18th of October
An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Italian artist, Pordenone Montanari, will take place at the Italian Cultural Institute in London from 21st September 2010. A series of over fifty of Montanari’s witty, modernist works, selected from a much larger cache of paintings and drawings found in a remote villa in the Piedmont region of Italy, will be displayed, on…
Non perdete la mostra dell’artista veneziano e di alcuni suoi contemporanei alla National Gallery dal 13 ottobre al 16 gennaio. Per maggiori informazioni: Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals at the National Gallery
The Swedish Academy, when it conferred the Nobel Prize for Literature on Dario Fo, motivated thus its choice: “Dario Fo… who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden… He if anyone merits the epithet of jester in the true meaning of that word. With a blend of laughter and gravity…
King’s College London has been awarded the title of ‘University of the Year 2010/11’ from The Sunday Times, one of the most prestigious and influential newspapers in the world.The accolade, won by Oxford last year and Loughborough in 2008, is designed to recognise all-round excellence, encompassing a range of aspects of research, teaching, and the student experience. More information are…
