60th Anniversary of the Treaties of Rome
On the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, the Italian Embassy in Lebanon, the Delegation of the European Union and the Lebanese American University, en collaboration avec the Italian Cultural Institute, have organized a lecture by Ambassador Vincenzo Grassi on the theme “Europe at Sixty. A state of the Union”. The lecture will be […]
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Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! by Dario Fo
Adapted into Arabic and directed by Lina Abyad Inflation has reached an all-time high. Frustration breaks the tension as Antoinette leads a revolt at the local supermarket, and looting guts the building. Antoinette, and her friend, Rita, try desperately to hide their ‘liberated’ goods before their husbands and the police catch up with them. Beneath […]
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ITALIAN DESIGN DAY
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Prof. Carlo Forcolini will not intervene at the Italian Design Day. However, the Design Triennale of Milano, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has appointed the Arch. Matteo Origoni, from Origoni Steiner Associates Architects, as a testimonial of Italian design in Beirut. Origoni Steiner is […]
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FESTIVAL AL BUSTAN 2017
Participation of the Italian Cultural Institute to the 24th edition of the Festival Al Bustan, dedicated this year to the “Queens and Empresses of the Orient”, with the following four shows: – Monday, February 20th 8:30 pm, Hotel Al Bustan, Beit Mery: SEMIRAMIS – Anna Bonitatibus, mezzo-soprano; Nelson Calzi, piano, Al Bustan Festival Orchestra conducted […]
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Concert by Maestro Gianna Fratta
The Italian Cultural Institute and the Natinal Higher Conservatory of Music of Beirut organize a concert of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Gianna Fratta. Program:Verdi Overture from La Forza del DestinoVerdi Overture from NabuccoMascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria RusticanaPuccini Intermezzo from Manon LescautTchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
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23rd European Film Festival, January 26th – February 7th
Participation of the Italian Cultural Institute with the following films: • Perfetti sconosciuti (Perfect Strangers) by Paolo Genovese (26/01/2017 – 7:30 pm and 1/02/2017 – 10:15 pm)Seven long-time friends get together for a dinner. When they decide to share with each other the content of every text message, email and phone call they receive, many […]
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PHOTOMED BEIRUT 2017
Participation of the Italian Cultural Institute to the 4th edition of the Photographic Exhibition PhotoMed Beirut – born from the famous PhotoMed event created at Sanary-sur-Mer – which will present the works of two Italian photographers, Sergio Strizzi and Paolo Ventura, and of a French photographer, Alain Fleischer.
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“MESSA DI GLORIA” – GIOACHINO ROSSINI
The Italian Cultural institute participates to the opening Concert of the 9th edition of Beirut Chants Festival, with the soprano Laura Giordano and the tenor Filippo Adami. The “Messa di Gloria” will be performed by the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by F. Toufic Maatouk, and the Antonine University & NDU Choirs, conducted by F. Khalil […]
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SCREENING OF THE FILM “THE DINNER FOR THEM TO MEET” BY PUPI AVATI
Cinema Metropolis Empire – SOFIL Center, BeirutIn the framework of the 1st Italian Culinary Week, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Metropolis Cinema Association, organizes the screening of the movie “The dinner for them to meet” di Pupi Avati. SYNOPSISA comedy set amid the glittering Christmas decorations of modern-day Rome. Actor Sandro Lanza […]
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SCREENING OF THE MOVIE “THE FEAST” (2007) BY MIMMO CALOPRESTI
In the framework of the 1st Italian Culinary Week, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Metropolis Cinema Association, organizes the screening of the movie “The feast” by Mimmo Calopresti. SYNOPSISThree young men from Diamante, a small village in the province of Cosenza, decide to make a short film about covers their native land. […]
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