Video Library

• Music

A Conversation with Francesco Ernani [2012]

Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin, in conversation with Francesco Ernani, General Manager of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. April 24, 2012.

• Italian Society

Corriere della Sera: Witness and Protagonist of Contemporary Italian History [2012]

Presentation of Il corriere della sera nell’età liberale, part of a collection of eight volumes retracing the history of the great Italian newspaper from its birth in 1876 through 1989: four volumes of essays sided by four volumes of documents selected from the rich archive of the Corriere della sera. April 16, 2012

• Literature

Amelia Rosselli in Translation [2012]

On the occasion of the publication of Locomotrix: Selected Poetry and Prose of Amelia Rosselli (University of Chicago Press, 2012), the book’s editor and translator, Jennifer Scappettone (University of Chicago), presents aspects of her work on the formal and political research of Rosselli’s oeuvre in conversation with Teresa Fiore (Montclair State University) and Gian Maria Annovi (University of Denver). April 5, 2012

• Art

Italian Futurists [2012]

An interview with Stefano Acunto, curator and collector of the works displayed in the exhibition “Italian Futurists: Concepts and Imaginings” on view at Casa Italiana April 26 – June 1, 2012.

• Cinema & Television

Liz Helfgott, Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Antonio Monda on Mario Monicelli’s “The Organizer” [2012]

  On the occasion of the Criterion Collection’s release of Mario Monicelli’s "The Organizer" (1963), Criterion’s own Liz Helfgott and NYU’s Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Antonio Monda introduced the screening at Casa Italiana. April 12, 2012.

The Case of Giovanni Palatucci [2012]

 "Heroes, Saints and the Righteous: the Case of Giovanni Palatucci", with Marco Coslovich and Mordecai Paldiel, presented in collaboration with the Centro Primo Levi of New York. April 2, 2012.

• Cinema & Television

Peter Becker and Antonio Monda on Francesco Rosi’s “The Moment of Truth” [2012]

 On the occasion of the Criterion Collection’s release of Francesco Rosi’s "The Moment of Truth" (1965), Criterion’s own Peter Becker and NYU’s Antonio Monda introduced the screening at Casa Italiana. April 5, 2012.

• Cinema & Television

Antonioni 1912-2012 (Part 2 of 2) [2012]

 The second half of the day-long international conference held at Casa Italiana in homage of the centennial of the great Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. March 30, 2012.

• Cinema & Television

Antonioni 1912-2012 (Part 1 of 2) [2012]

The first half of the day-long international conference held at Casa Italiana in homage of the centennial of the great Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. March 30, 2012.

• Literature

Lingua e dialetti: The Dilemma of the Italian Writer [2012]

 A lecture by Franco Brevini (Università di Bergamo), introduced by Luigi Bonaffini (Brooklyn College). March 27, 2012.

• Music

A Conversation with Thomas Hampson [2012]

 Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. In conversation with baritone Thomas Hampson, starring at the Met in Verdi’s Macbeth. March 21, 2012.

• Literature

The Information Economy of Renaissance Florence [2012]

 A lecture by Prof. Stephen Milner of the University of Manchester. March 26, 2012.