Year: 2012

• Music

Underworld Productions Gala with Marcello Giordani [2012]

Underworld Production’s annual Gala, featuring Special Guest of Honor tenor Marcello Giordani. December 7, 2012

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• Music

Who Thinks Gregorian Chants Are Boring??? [2012]

Co-sponsored by the American Italian Cultural Roundtable and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, a lecture by Daniel DiCenso, Assistant Professor of Music at the College of the Holy Cross. December 5, 2012

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• Music

NYU Madrigal Singers – Viva la Vida (Coldplay) [2012]

The NYU Madrigal Singers performing at Casa Italiana on November 13, 2012.

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• Music

Angela Meade sings “Ma la sola, ohimè! Son io.” (Bellini – Beatrice di Tenda) [2012]

 From Collegiate Chorale’s presentation of Bellini’s "Beatrice di Tenda" at Casa Italiana. November 26, 2012

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• Literature

A New Map: Ai confini del verso [2012]

 A presentation of Mia Lecomte’s anthology of migrant poets to Italy whose Italian production is not in their mother tongue. December 4, 2012

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• Music

A Conversation with Giuseppe Filianoti [2012]

From "Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin". December 3, 2012.

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• Casa Italiana

Beyond These Walls [2012]

A documentary about Casa Italiana founder Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò, directed by Anne de Mare, produced by Elizabeth Hemmerdinger. Presented at Casa Italiana on November 13, 2012.

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• Cinema & Television

Round Table on Pasolini with Ninetto Davoli [2012]

On the occasion of MoMA’s "Pier Paolo Pasolini" exhibition, a round table with actor Ninetto Davoli, Antonio Monda, Ara Merjian, Stefano Albertini and Roberto Cicutto. December 12, 2012

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• Literature

Zerilli-Marimò/City of Rome Prize for Italian Fiction (10th Edition) [2012]

The tenth edition of the Zerilli-Marimò/City of Rome Prize for Italian Fiction, won by Nicola Gardini with Le Parole di Amelia Lynd. November 19, 2012

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• History & Politics

Italy and the Rights of Others [2012]

Access to citizenship and political rights of the emigrants, immigrants, and their descendants. A conversation with Guido Tintori, Nadia Urbinati, ntroduced by Ruth Ben-Ghiat. November 16, 2012.

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• Art

A Celebration of Franca Ghitti’s Life and Work [2012]

An evening honoring artist Franca Ghitti, including the screenings of two short documentaries. November 14, 2012.

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• Italian Society

Sicilian Saints and Their Food [2012]

A lecture by Fabrizia Lanza, author, in conversation with David Tanis, author and journalist. November 12, 2012

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• Cinema & Television

A Conversation with Valeria Golino [2012]

Actress Valeria Golino interviewed at Casa Italiana on the occasion of the 2012 edition of N.I.C.E. (New Italian Cinema Events). November 8, 2012

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• History & Politics

VILLA LA PIETRA: Living on the Land with Poetry and Practicality [2012]

Kim Wilkie’s lecture on Villa La Pietra, NYU’s branch in Italy. Presented together with Friends of FAI. October 26, 2012.

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• Music

Collegiate Chorale presents Bellini’s “Beatrice di Tenda” [2012]

Conductor and lecturer Matthew Aucoin and Angela Meade talk about Bellini’s opera "Beatrice di Tenda", presented by Collegiate Chorale. November 26, 2012

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• Art

TOTI SCIALOJA: An Exhibition of Works [2012]

 An interview with curator Isabella del Frate Rayburn and Alessandro Giammei (Scuola Normale di Pisa / NYU) on an exhibition of works by Toti Scialoja, on view at Casa Italiana between November 19 – December 20, 2012.

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• Music

A Conversation with David Alden [2012]

For Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin, a conversation with director David Alden, on the occasion of his Met production of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera. November 9, 2012

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• History & Politics

A Conversation with Don Gennaro Matino [2012]

Don Gennaro Matino in conversation with Antonio Monda on the economic crisis. November 5, 2012

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Career Transitions: Stories and Advice From Successful Women Who Took the Leap [2012]

 Presented by Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò and The Women’s Collaborative-NYC, a panel discussion to explore the motivations, challenges and relationships that helped a diverse group of women make a major career transition, either switching careers or starting a venture of their own. October 18, 2012

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• History & Politics

After Mussolini: The Reintegration of the Jews in Italy After the Shoah [2012]

 A lecture by Guri Schwarz, University of Pisa. October 12, 2012.

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• History & Politics

An Italian Perspective on Swiss Identity [2012]

 A lecture by Fabrizio Maronta (LIMES) on Swiss identity adn the European crisis. October 17, 2012.

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• Literature

An Homage to Dino Buzzati [2012]

 An evening dedicated to writer Dino Buzzati, hosted by KIT – Kairos Italy Theatre. October 23, 2012

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• Casa Italiana

2011-2012 Season Highlights [2012]

The Highlights from Casa Italiana’s 2011-2012 Season.

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• Art

Contaminate NYU presents HOLLOW [2012]

 Contaminate NYU presents Hollow, an exhibition by artist Jey Ryung Lee, on view at Casa Italiana in October, 2012.

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• Music

Remembering Richard Tucker [2012]

 Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin remembers Richard Tucker, with his son Barry Tucker, president of the Richard Tucker Foundation. October 24, 2012.

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• Cinema & Television

“The Earth Cries Out” (1949) Round Table [2012]

 Round Table with Guri Schwarz (University of Pisa), Stefano Albertini (NYU), Wendy Gittler (artist and daughter of Lewis Gittler), Natalia Indrimi (Primo Levi Center)

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• Literature

Alessandro Carrera: Italian Critical Theory, Today and Tomorrow [2012]

Prof. Alessandro Carrera discusses his latest publication with Peter Carravetta and Paolo Valesio. Introduced by Gabrielle Sims and presented by Maria Luisa Ardizzone. October 5, 2012.

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• Literature

Antonio Monda presents “America Doesn’t Exist” [2012]

 Antonio Monda presents his latest novel "L’America non esiste" with Daniel Mendelsohn and David Leavitt. October 4, 2012.

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• History & Politics

Saving Capitalism From the Capitalists [2012]

 A conversation between Luigi Zingales and Serena Saitto. October 2, 2012.

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• Cinema & Television

In the Heart of China: Matteo Ricci [2012]

A Round Table introducing and following the screening of Duilio Giammaria’s documentary "Nel cuore della Cina: Matteo Ricci". September 26, 2012.

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• Literature

What Did Italians Write When They Emigrated? [2012]

 Prof. Martino Marazzi’s lecture on the literature of Italian emigrants. September 14, 2012.

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• Literature

The Holocaust in Italian Culture [2012]

Robert Gordon and Stefania Lucamante in conversation with David Forgacs. September 13, 2012.

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