Year: 2015

• Literature

Primo Levi’s Poetry featuring Jonathan Galassi [2015]

On the occasion of the publication of The Complete Works of Primo Levi, a conversation on Levi’s poetry between André Naffis-Sahely (poet and translator) and Jonathan Galassi (translator of Primo Levi’s poems. Editor in chief, Farrar Straus Giroux). December 15, 2015

• Music

Dante Behind Bars [2015]

Led by Prof. Ronald Jenkins, students of the Yale Divinity School’s Institute of Sacred Music perform based on workshops held with a group of incarcerated men at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy. December 14, 2015

Exiles: The Wars [2015]

Director Barbara Cupisti presents her documentary Exiles: The Wars together with Rai Cinema CEO Paolo Del Brocco. December 8, 2015

• Music

The Long Island Guitar and Mandolin Orchestra [2015]

Organized by the American Italian Cultural Roundtable. Underwritten by Peter Riso. December 2, 2015

• Music

Andrea Veneziani Trio – “Prelude to a Kiss” [2015]

Composed by Duke Ellington. Andrea Veneziani – Double bass, Ben Monder – Guitar, Mark Ferber – Drums. December 17, 2015

• Music

Andrea Veneziani Trio – “The Lighthouse” [2015]

Composed by Andrea Veneziani. Andrea Veneziani – Double bass, Ben Monder – Guitar, Mark Ferber – Drums. December 17, 2015

• Music

Andrea Veneziani Trio – “Skylark” [2015]

Composed by Hoagy Carmichael. Andrea Veneziani – Double bass, Ben Monder – Guitar, Mark Ferber – Drums. December 17, 2015

• Music

A Conversation with Paolo Carignani [2015]

Conductor Paolo Carignani in conversation with Fred Plotkin, on the occasion of his performances in La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera. December 1, 2015.

• Literature

Narrating Italy Today with Amara Lakhous [2015]

Author and Visiting NYU Professor Amara Lakhous talks to Stefano Albertini (NYU) about immigration through his latest novels. November 23, 2015

• Art

Almagno – The Presence of Material [2015]

i-ItalyTV interviews artist Roberto Almagno about his exhibition at Casa Italiana on view from October 28 to December 16, 2015.

• Music

Intimamente Tango Duo [2015]

Harpist Floraleda Sacchi and violinist Maristella Patuzzi perform music by Paganini, Carrara and Piazzolla. November 16, 2015

• Music

Giovanni Caccamo ‘approda’ a New York [2015]

Giovanni Caccamo interviewed by ANSA on the occasion of his performance at Casa Italiana. November 20, 2015.

• Literature

Siena: City of Secrets [2015]

Book presentation of Jane Tylus’ Siena: City of Secrets. The author in conversation with Millicent Marcus (Yale), Laura Biagi (Vassar College) and Mauro Mussolin (NYU Florence). November 17, 2015

• Literature

Women and Science in Early Modern Italy [2015]

A Round Table featuring Virginia Cox (NYU), Meredith Ray (University of Delaware), Monica Calabritto (CUNY) and Karl Appuhn (NYU). On the occasion of the publication of Ray’s Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy. November 9, 2015

• Literature

A Conversation with Niccolò Ammaniti [2015]

Author Niccolò Ammaniti in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) and Antonio Monda (NYU). Part of the New Literature from Europe Festival. November 6, 2015

• History & Politics

Italian Mobilities [2015]

Book Presentation of Italian Mobilities, edited by Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Stephanie Malia Hom, in conversation with Simona Wright (The College of New Jersey) and Amara Lakhous (NYU). November 5, 2015

• Music

A Conversation with Maria Guleghina [2015]

Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. Plotkin in conversation with soprano Maria Guleghina, on the occasion of her performances in the title role of Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera. November 3, 2015

• Literature

PASOLINI 1975-2015 [2015]

On the 40th anniversary of Pasolini’s death, a program in three parts: a reading conceived by Marco Calvani; a conversation with Guy Flatley and actress Gabriella Maione; a reading of poems inspired by Pasolini’s Roman Poems by the Free Verse poets. Curated by Laura Caparrotti (Kairos Italy Theater) and poet Dave Johnson. November 2, 2015

• Art

A Short History of the Italian Renaissance [2015]

Book presentation of Virginia Cox’s A Short History of the Italian Renaissance. Prof. Cox (NYU) in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) and Christopher Celenza (Johns Hopkins University). October 29, 2015

• Italian Society

“Nutella World” @ Casa Italiana Zerilli-marimò (NYU) [2015]

"Nutella World" with Gigi Padovani, Gianni Riotta, Dino Borri and Stefano Albertini. The history of Nutella and its role in Italian pop culture. Aired November 23, 2015

• Music

Ladyvette at Casa Italiana [2015]

Enzo Capua interviewed Italian swing trio Ladyvette at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò. Aired November 17, 2015

• Casa Italiana

Albertini and Van Straten: Promoting Italian Culture in NYC [2015]

Stefano Albertini (Director, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò) interviews Giorgio Van Straten (Director, Italian Cultural Institute of New York). Aired on November 11, 2015