Spotlight on Italy: Toronto Jazz Festival
June 20 – June 26 | Click here for more info. As part of the 2019 TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Italian musicianship takes centre stage for the first ever Spotlight on Italy. From emerging talent to an Oscar winning composer, this showcase features musicians at every stage in their careers, highlighting the very best Italian […]
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Silvia Tarozzi in concert
Saturday, June 15, 8 PM | The Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave $15 or PWYC (tickets available at the door) Renowned Italian violinist Silvia Tarozzi makes her first visit to Toronto to perform two major solo works written especially for her. The concert will feature the world premiere of Toronto-based composer Martin Arnold’s parlanno esmesurato, […]
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Screening of Verdi’s Don Carlo – Orchestra directed by Fabrizio Ventura
Opera production by Teatro Regio di Parma on the occasion of Festival Verdi. For the series of operas from ‘Festival Verdi’, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents DON CARLO DON CARLO-version of Modena 1886, conducted by Fabrizio Ventura, directed by Joseph Franconi Lee, FV 2012 (this one was performed and taped at the Teatro Comunale […]
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June is Italian Heritage Month
June is officially recognized as Italian Heritage Month by the Government of Canada as well as Indigenous History Month and Portuguese Heritage Month. The Istituto Italiano di Cultura will celebrate this prestigious designation with a series of events that celebrate Italian food, music, literature fashion and film with us all month long! Italian Heritage Month’s […]
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Vesuvius Ensemble: The Plucking Opera
Concert Vesuvius delves into the world of nineteenth-century opera, where the latest popular melodies were sung by commoners in the streets and played on whatever instruments were around. This unique concert explores the many publications which arranged these opera tunes for ensembles of mandolins and guitars. click here to buy tickets The concerts will be […]
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ONTHEMOVE. Toronto-Cortona
A photography exchange program between Canada and Italy Voices in the Wilderness. By Ryan Walker One small island in the Salish Sea, 350 people off-grid: Voices in the Wilderness documents this remote community, conjuring and interrogating our nostalgia for a life known via clichés cemented by time and distance. The island is not simply an escapist […]
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Claudio Jr. De Rosa Quintet at Jazz Bistro
Claudio Jr De Rosa – sax, Dave Restivo – piano, Roberto Occhipinti – double bass, Amhed Mitchel – drums, and William Sperandei, will launch their latest album “496 Huron” at The Jazz Bistro on Tuesday, May 28. The concert will feature a selection of works from “496 Huron”, a collection sponsored by the Istituto Italiano […]
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The Photobook Lab: On Longevity
May 25, 3–4pm Toronto Photobook Library’s Zackery Hobler invites artists Steven Beckly, Seth Fluker, Cristian Ordóñez, Bianca Salvo, and Josée Schryer to articulate what makes a lasting photobook. Each artist will offer a unique perspective drawing from their own practice as bookmakers. Reception to follow, hosted by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Supported by Dara […]
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Doors Open at The Istituto 2019
Il sito web Doors Open e’ consultabile! Cliccate qui. . The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to participate to Doors Open, the event that provides an opportunity to explore some of the most architecturally, historically, culturally and socially significant buildings across the city – many of which are not usually open to the public. […]
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European book club: The Papal Decree by Luis Miguel Rocha
European book club The Papal Decree by Luis Miguel Rocha Alliance Française Toronto | 24 Spadina Road | Free admission The Catholic Church’s best-kept secret. The ancient scrolls which threaten that secret. And a journalist prepared to discover the truth at any cost. 1947, the Qumran Valley. Ancient scrolls are discovered that the Vatican desperately […]
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