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

• Literature

Jhumpa Lahiri and Chiara Marchelli [2015]

Le parole per dire casa. A conversation in Italian between authors Jhumpa Lahiri and Chiara Marchelli, introduced by Andrea Visconti. October 22, 2015

• Art

Friends of FAI: Poggio Civitate [2015]

A lecture presented by Erik Nielsen, Franklin University, in collaboration with Friends of FAI, the Archaeological Institute of America, and the Etruscan Foundation. October 19, 2015

• Literature

Napoleon, Nutella and America [2015]

Book Presentation of Nutella World: 50 Years of Innovation. With author Gigi Padovani, journalist Gianni Riotta and Eataly manager Dino Borri. October 16, 2015.

• Art

Parma’s CSAC: A Medieval Abbey for Contemporary Art [2015]

Presentation of Parma’s Study Centre and Communication Archive, by its chair Francesca Zanella. October 14, 2015.

• Cinema & Television

CINEMA AND ITALIAN IDENTITY [2015]

Cinema and Italian Identity. An international conference on the occasion of the publication of Roberto De Gaetano’s Lessico del cinema italiano. October 8-9, 2015.

• Literature

The FAT MAN ARPEGGIOS [2015]

Book presentation of Pellegrino d’Acierno’s The Fat Man Arpeggios. With artist Lucio Pozzi. In connection with Pozzi exhibition DIFFRACTION. October 5, 2015.

Before Neorealism [2015]

A conversation with director David Lee Morea and producer Alberto Zambenedetti after the screening of their documentary "Before Neorealism: Italy’s Forgotten Cinema". October 2, 2015.

• Music

A Conversation with CHRISTINE GOERKE [2015]

Soprano Christine Goerke in conversation with Fred Plotkin. October 1, 2015.

• Music

From Ghetto to Cappella: CRACKS IN THE WALL [2015]

Co-presented with Salon/Sanctuary Concerts. A lecture by Pier Gabriele Mancuso (Medici Archive Research Project of Florence). September 30, 2015.

• Literature

Paul Moses’ AN UNLIKELY UNION [2015]

In collaboration with NYU Glucksman Ireland House, the presentation of Paul Moses’ An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York’s Irish and Italians. September 22, 2015.

• Art

Fabrizio Ruggiero Gallery Talk [2015]

Artist Fabrizio Ruggiero in conversation with Idanna Pucci and Stefano Albertini, on the occasion of the exhibition “The Transformative Power of Art”. September 14, 2015.

• Art

The Transformative Power of Art – Interview with Fabrizio Ruggiero [2015]

An interview with artist Fabrizio Ruggiero on the occasion of his exhibition The Transformative Power of Art, on view at Casa Italiana from September 2 to October 1, 2015.

• Casa Italiana

2014-15 Season Highlights

A look back at the highlights from the 2014-2015 season of events.

• Art

Geppy Pisanelli: “Passage” [2015]

 An interview with artist Geppy Pisanelli, on the occasion of his exhibition Passage, on view June 2 – June 25, 2015.

• Cinema & Television

Open Roads: Italian Cinema on Stage [2015]

A round table with the artistic delegation of Lincoln Center’s Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2015. June 6, 2015

• History & Politics

Luigi De Magistris, Mayor of Naples [2015]

A conversation with Mayor of Naples Luigi De Magistris, focusing on his administration’s mission of "lawfulness through education", the changes it has brought to the city alongside its plans for the future and, also, what keeps Naples the artistic and creative breeding ground that it is. June 5, 2015

• Cinema & Television

Walter Veltroni presents “I bambini sanno” [2015]

Walter Veltroni presents his latest documentary I bambini sanno [Children Know], in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) and Antonio Monda (NYU). June 3, 2015

• Music

Paolo Bordogna and the Rossini Opera Festival [2015]

 Bass-Baritone Paolo Bordogna talks about his latest recording "Tutto Buffo" and about the 2015 Rossini Opera Festival, in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) and Patricia Franceschini (Rossini Opera Festival). May 26, 2015