Video Library

• Literature

Wonder of Wonders: A lecture by Walter Stephens [2013]

WONDER OF WONDERS: Tasso, the History of Writing, and the Rome of Sixtus V, a lecture by Walter Stephens, introduced by John Freccero. March 7, 2013.

• Literature

PAOLO VALESIO: Midnight Poetry in Spoleto [2013]

 An event in the series "Poetry and the City", featuring Paolo Valesio’s "La Mezzanotte di Spoleto", in the company of poet Davide Rondoni and the New School’s Dave Johnson. March 5, 2013.

• Literature

MARINETTI and SCHNAPP: ModernVenice, ModernItalia [2013]

An event of the series "Poetry and the City", featuring a collection of essays by Jeffrey Schnapp and a previously unpublished book by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. February 28, 2013.

• Music

Underworld Productions Opera presents CrossCURRENT 2013

Underworld Productions Opera Company (Casa Italiana Opera Company in Residence) presents CrossCURRENT 2013: The rising tide of contemporary vocal music, the undertow of the traditional. March 8, 2013.

Alessandro Triulzi on “Soltanto il mare” [2013]

 Producer Alessandro Triulzi introduces and discusses Soltanto il mare (Nothing but the Sea, 2011) with professors David Forgacs and Ruth Ben-Ghiat, and special introductions by two of the directors via online conference. March 4, 2013.

• Art

“Italian Roofscapes” by Tova Snyder [2013]

An interview with artist Tova Snyder on the occasion of her exhibition “Italian Roofscapes” on view at Casa Italiana between February 27 and March 29, 2013.

• Music

Verdi and the Italians. Fred Plotkin, Barbara Frittoli, Ferruccio Furlanetto and Francesco Izzo [2013]

 A special "Adventure in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin" on Giuseppe Verdi, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his birth, featuring Prof. Francesco Izzo and returning guests Barbara Frittoli and Ferruccio Furlanetto, starring in Don Carlo at the Metropolitan Opera. February 26, 2013.

• Literature

Italian Interdisciplinary Modernism [2013]

A symposium introduced by Clodagh Brook (University of Birmigham, principal investigator), Giuliana Pieri (RHUL, co-investigator), with papers by David Forgacs (NYU), Vivien Green (curator, Guggenheim Museum, NY) and Stephen Gundle (University of Warwick, UK). Februrary 22, 2013

• Art

Elegy of Madness by KEZIAT [2013]

 An exhibition of works by Apulian artist Keziat, on view at Casa Italiana Jan 28 – Feb 15, 2013. Interviews with the artist and musician Luca Ciarla.

• Literature

CORRADO CALABRÒ: A Life in Its Own Space [2013]

 The first event of the new series "Poetry and the City", featuring the poetry of Corrado Calabrò, with Paolo Valesio, Patrizio Ceccagnoli and Dave Johnson. February 19, 2013.

• Art

Sexuality and Urban Space in the Work of Scipione [2013]

 A lecture by Anthony White (University of Melbourne) on sexuality and urban space in the works of Scipione (1904-1933). February 13, 2013

• History & Politics

The Italian Shoah: Beyond National Mythology [2013]

 On the occasion of the Giorno della Memoria 2013, a panel discussion on UTET’s "History of the Italian Shoah". February 5, 2013.