Variations on the Quartet
- Music
Casa Afternoons
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Year: 2017
- Cinema & Television
Francesco Carrozzini presents “Franca: Chaos and Creation”
Director Francesco Carrozzini participates in a Q&A with Grazia d’Annunzio following a screening of his documentary Franca: Chaos and Creation, on the opening night of the 2017 N.I.C.E. festival. November 14, 2017
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- History & Politics
Seminar on Aldo Moro
The seminar Global Interdependence and the Crisis of Democracy: Aldo Moro’s Vision, George L. Mosse’s Interpretation. November 10, 2017
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- Music
A Conversation with Gerald Finley
Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin, in conversation with baritone Gerald Finley, on the occasion of his performances at the Metropolitan Opera in Massenet’s Thais. November 9, 2017
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- Italian Society
A Conversation with Francesco De Gregori
The Roman singer-songwriter Francesco De Gregori in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) on the occasion of his U.S. debut. November 6, 2017
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- Economy & Finance
Productivity Growth in Italy
Banca d’Italia’s Matteo Bugamelli gives a presentation about the slow-motion change moving Italy’s economy. October 30, 2017
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- History & Politics
Two Sardinians in the World
A lecture by Sonita Sarker (Macalester College, winner of the 1st LUISA SELIS FELLOWSHIP at the University of London with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute, London and the Fondazione di Sardegna), introduced by David Forgacs (NYU) on Grazia Deledda and Antonio Gramsci. October 27, 2017
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- Cinema & Television
Richard Gere Reads Calvino
A conversation about and reading of Italo Calvino’s The Baron in the Trees, featuring Richard Gere, Giovanna Calvino and Stefano Albertini. October 25, 2017
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- History & Politics
Presentation of the MigrArti Project
The MigrArti Project promoted by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism is a series of short movies with the aim to foster intercultural dialogue. October 19, 2017
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- Cinema & Television
Director Michele Diomà presents “Sweet Democracy”
As part of a tribute to Dario Fo, director Michele Diomà presents his film Sweet Democracy in conversation with Francesco Andolfi. October 19, 2017
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- History & Politics
The Babylonian Talmud Translation Project
The Babylonian Talmud Translation Project presented, featuring Rabbis Riccardo Di Segni and Adam Mintz. October 24, 2017
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- Cinema & Television
Directors Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo present “A Nobel for Two”
Part of a tribute to Dario Fo. Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo present their documentary A Nobel for Two, moderated by Stefano Albertini (NYU). October 20, 2017
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- Literature
Giacomo Leopardi’s Theory of Infinite Desire
A lecture by Prof. Alessandro Carrera (University of Houston). October 18, 2017
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