
Dai Quaranta ai Settanta
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Postwar Italy Through the Lens of Literature
View details about the event: Dai Quaranta ai SettantaAdventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. American conductor James Conlon discusses Verdi, Britten and the art of conducting the Italian repertoire. October 24, 2013.
Watch the video: A Conversation with James Conlon [2013]A performance of piano solo music of the 20th century, with music by Frank Zappa, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Giorgio Gaslini, George Gershwin and featuring a suite of Nino Rota’s film music accompanied by a video montage. October 23, 2013
Watch the video: Alessandra Garosi: NOVECENTO [2013]Lecturer Matthew Aucoin leads the discussion with Maestro James Bagwell about this monumental work of glorious choral music and musical fireworks. On the occasion of The Collegiate Chorale’s concert performance at Carnegie Hall on November 6, 2013. Aria "Son lo spirito che nega" performed by bass Davone Tines. October 22, 2013.
Watch the video: Lecture and Presentation: BOITO’S ‘MEFISTOFELE’ with Matthew Aucoin and James Bagwell [2013]Casa Italiana welcomes back its former director James Ziskin, who returnes with a murder mystery set in none other than an Italian Department! The author in conversation with Stefano Albertini. October 21, 2013
Watch the video: James Ziskin’s STYX & STONE [2013]Participants: Stefano Albertini (New York University), Suzanne Cusick (New York University), Francesco Izzo (University of Southampton), Jane Tylus (New York University), August Ventura (New York). On the occasion of the International Conference "Verdi’s Third Century: Italian Opera Today". October 9, 2013.
Watch the video: “27” by August Ventura – A Round Table [2013]Food scholar and opera expert Fred Plotkin takes the audience on a delectable journey through the Marche region of Italy, discovering the rare romance of food and music in Rossini and other noteworthy celebrated artists from Marche. October 3, 2013
Watch the video: Fred Plotkin: “Marche, Food and Opera: a Love Story” [2013]On view October 10-24, 2013
Watch the video: Tito Gobbi Meets Giuseppe Verdi [2013]Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. Sondra Radvanovsky stars at the Met in Norma and Tosca. October 1, 2013
Watch the video: A Conversation with Sondra Radvanovsky [2013]Author Susan Zuccotti presents her latest book, "Père Marie-Benoît and Jewish Rescue: How a French Priest Together with Jewish Friends Saved Thousands during the Holocaust". In collaboration with the Primo Levi Center. September 24, 2013.
Watch the video: Susan Zuccotti on Père Marie-Benoît [2013]A lecture by author Igiabe Scego on Italian identity. September 13, 2013
Watch the video: Igiaba Scego: “My Home Is Where I Am” [2013]The 2012-2013 Season Highlights
Watch the video: 2012-2013 SEASON HIGHLIGHTSRound table with the 2013 delegation of Open Roads: Italian Cinema on Stage, featuring Marco Bellocchio, moderated by Antonio Monda. June 7, 2013
Watch the video: Open Roads 2013