“Homage to Verdi”
Participation of the Italian Cultural Institute to the concerto “Homage to Verdi”, organized by Les Jeunesses Musicales du Liban, with the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Roberto Rizzi Brignoli, the baritone Vittorio Vitelli and the tenor Massimo Giordano. The program includes famous arias by Verdi.
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“Fabrica goes Lebanese”
The Italian Cultural Institute participates to the presentation of “Fabrica goes Lebanese”, a project aiming to the valorization of Lebanese handicrafts through design, organized by Benetton’s Fondazione Fabrica and the Carwan Gallery in Beirut. The exhibition presents objects inspired by the Middle Eastern traditions, created by Italian and European designers and crafted manufactured with traditional […]
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Projection of the restored copy of “Metropolis” by Fritz Lang
Screening of the restored copy of “Metropolis” by Fritz Lang, with live music and the participation of Italian percussionist Tommaso Cappellato. The screening is part of the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the European Film Festival in Beirut.
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Festival Beirut Chants 2013
The Italian Cultural Institute participates to the opening concert of Beirut Chants Festival, 2013, with “The Messiah” by Handel – organized by the Antonine University of Beirut – with 2 Italian artists, Raffaelle Pe, countertenor, and Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, tenor. St. Maron Church – December 1st, 2013
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Jazz Concert of Vinicio Capossela
Liban Jazz, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, organizes a jazz concert with the famous Italian jazz musician Vinicio Capossela who will play, with his Italian Band, at the Beirut Music Hall on November 25th.
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Independence Day concert at the Grand Sérail
The Italian Embassy in Lebanon and the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Notre Dame of Louaizé University, organize on November 21st, to celebrate Lebanon’s Independence Day, an opera concert which will take place at the Grand Serail. The Italian soprano Gabriella Morigi, accompanied by the […]
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European Film Festival
We are glad to inform you that Italy participates to the 20th edition of the European Film Festival of Beirut with the following events: 1) Screening of the film “Edda Ciano e ilcomunista” by Graziano Diana; 2) Screening of the film “Mirifaccio vivo” by Sergio Rubini; 3) Screening of the “La vita è bella” by […]
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Verdi’s Chamber Opera Arias
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lebanon, in collaboration with the National Conservatory of Music and the Antonine University, organizes on the occasion of the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth a recital almost entirely dedicated to the chamber opera arias of the great Italian composer, following a rarely executed albeit very suggestive program. The arias will […]
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Opening Concert of the Antonine University Music Season
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lebanon, in collaboration with the School of Music of the Antonine Fathers, organize the Opening Concert of the Antonine University musical season, with the Lebanese violinist Mario Rahi and the Italian pianist Fabio Centanni.Program:Felix Mendelssohn – Sonate en Fa majeur Allegro vivace, Adagio, Assai vivace Johannes Brahms – Sonate en […]
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Palmitessa Duobanda Jazz Concert
Palmitessa DUOBANDA is a new formation by the well-known Italian artists Alessandro Palmitessa, saxophone/clarinet, and Vincenzo Abbracciante, accordion. In 2013, the Palmitessa DuoBanda played at the First European Festival of Music in Frankfurt and Summer Festival of Cologne’s cultural institutions. It also played in 2012 in Beirut, Tripoli and Zahle.
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