INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
- Literature
Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Topic: Music
- Cinema & Television
Gabriella Belloni’s American Dream
On the occasion of Italian Heritage and Culture Month, dedicated this year to Italian Women in America: Breaking Barriers. A conversation with author and director Gabriella Belloni, moderated by Stefano Albertini (NYU). October 9, 2018
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- Music
A Conversation with Nicola Luisotti
Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. September 27, 2018.
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- History & Politics
Drums of Illumination
A world peace celebration, presented by Alessandra Belloni & I Giullari di Piazza, with special guests The SilverCloud Native American Singers & Dancers. September 12, 2018.
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- Literature
Performance: IroniKontemporaneo
A performance by musicians Alessandra Mostacci and Luca Fattori, and a conversation with Jonathan Mullins (The Ohio State University) exploring Freak Antoni’s leading role in 1970s Bologna. May 21, 2018
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- Music
A Conversation with Quinn Kelsey
Fred Plotkin in conversation with baritone Quinn Kelsey, on the occasion of his performances at the Metropolitan Opera in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. May 3, 2018
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- Music
Cantiam Maggio: Songs, Images and Readings from International Worker’s Day
Members of the Orchestra Popolare Italiana dell’Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma, featuring actor/director Alessandro Cremona, perform songs and texts from International Workers’ Day. May 1, 2018
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- Music
Elena Somaré’s Magic Whistle
A concert by whistler Elena Somaré, accompanied at the piano by Gianluca Massetti. May 14, 2018
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- Art
Veneto, the Land of Venice
Co-presented with EM Dreams Factory, in collaboration with Regione Veneto and Fondazione Arena di Verona, a celebration of the north-eastern Italian region, with tastings of local cuisine and wines, featuring an exclusive performance by Ruth Iniesta and Saimir Pirgu, with the participation of Federico Caner, Councillor of Tourism of Regione Veneto, and Cecilia Gasdìa, General Manager, Fondazione Arena di Verona. May 10, 2018
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- History & Politics
A Conversation with Alessandro Portelli
“Reflections on Oral History, Working Lives, and Popular Cultures”. Alessandro Portelli in conversation with David Forgacs (NYU) and Rachel Love (NYU). April 20, 2018
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- Music
A Conversation with Stephanie Blythe
Fred Plotkin in conversation with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe for Adventures in Italian Opera. April 18, 2018
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- History & Politics
Presentation of “The Politics of Opera”
Author Mitchell Cohen presents his book The Politics of Opera, in conversation with Eric Banks, Director of the New York Institute for the Humanities. Co-hosted with Salon Sanctuary Concerts. April 12, 2018
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- History & Politics
Old Age in the Operas of Giuseppe Verdi
Of Cold Hands, Blind Eyes, and White Hair: Physical and Psychological Aging in the Operas of Giuseppe Verdi. A lecture by Francesco Izzo, University of Southampton, co-director of the American Institute for Verdi Studies at NYU. April 2, 2018
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