Year: 2014

• Music

Le passioni dell’aria [2014]

The New York City Children’s Chorus, directed by Mary Wannamker Huff, perform Roberto Scarcella Perino’s Le passioni dell’aria, with lyrics by Federica Anichini. May 15, 2014

• Music

Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti / Respighi’s Quattro Liriche [2014]

Casa Italiana opera company in residence Underworld Productions Opera Company perform Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti and Elsa Sangiacomo Respighi’s Quattro liriche. May 9, 2014

• History & Politics

Berlusconi, Monti, Renzi: Labor policy in the Italian economic crisis [2014]

A lecture by Stefano Sacchi, University of Milan, moderated by David Forgacs, NYU, introduced by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NYU. May 1, 2014.

• Fashion

A Conversation with André Leon Talley [2014]

AdDRESSing Style. André Leon Talley in conversation with Grazia d’Annunzio (US Special Projects Editor, Vogue Italia). April 30, 2014.

• Cinema & Television

Panel on Dino Risi’s “Il Sorpasso” [2014]

A pre-screening discussion with Peter Becker, President of The Criterion Collection, and NYU professors David Forgacs, Antonio Monda and Stefano Albertini, on the occasion of The Criterion Collection’s release of the film. April 28, 2014.

• History & Politics

The Jews of Libya Between the 19th Century and the Colonial Era [2014]

Seminar for the Italian Jewish Studies Project in collaboration with the Primo Levi Center. Featuring David Meghnagi (University of Rome 3) and Barbara Spadaro (University of Bristol). April 25, 2014.

• Music

Joseph Smith: Verdi’s “Miserere” Re-Composed [2014]

Pianist Joseph Smith speaks about the different arrangements of Verdi’s Miserere from Il trovatore. April 24, 2014.

Libiamo! A Cultural History of Wine: From the Birth of Italy to the Age of Social Media [2014]

Sommelier Alessandra Rotondi finishes her two-part journey through the history of wine in art and literature. April 23, 2014.

• Music

A Conversation with Catherine Malfitano [2014]

Catherina Malfitano in conversation with Fred Plotkin. April 22, 2014.

• Italian Society

Roma: La grande bellezza e il Made in Italy [2014]

A lecture by critic and essayist Filippo La Porta on the occasion of the publication of Roma è una bugia. April 16, 2014