“Fear Italian Style” | Proiezione di “The Beyond” by Lucio Fulci
May 16 | 8 pm May 19 | 5.30pm The Royal Cinema | 608 College St., Toronto | tickets at the door Third and last screening of the series “Fear Italian Style”: Lucio Fulci’s “The Beyond”. The movie will be introduced by Alberto Zambenedetti i- Assistant Professor in the Department of Italian Studies and the […]
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Bella Donna at the Tarragon Theatre
May 16 – Jun 1, 2019 Click here to buy tickets. Bella Donna Artists Collective by David Copelin | directed by ANITA LA SELVA Bella Donna invites audiences into the world of intrigue, politics, sex, and power, all controlled by one of history’s most powerful and misunderstood women: Lucrezia Borgia. While Pope Julius II excommunicates […]
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In the Cauldron of War: civilians and soldiers in Occupied Italy, 1943-1945
This event, hosted by Dr. Emanuele Sica (Royal Military College of Canada) and featuring Ben Shepherd (Glasgow Caledonian University) and Carlo Gentile (Universität zu Köln), will focus on the controversial period of 1943-1945, when the Italian peninsula was occupied by German units following September 8 Armistice with the Allies. Harried by Italian partisans and Allied […]
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Italian Opera Libretti: from Dafne to La Boheme, Words Weaving Wonder
Italian Opera Libretti: from Rinuccini’s Dafne to Illica and Giacosa’s La Boheme, Words Weaving Wonder The talk will consider the literary specificity of the Italian opera libretto considering historical, political, and literary contexts, to fully comprehend the development of its form. It will address questions such as the literary dignity of the libretti, poetry vs […]
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At the movies with L’Altra Italia: screening of “I’m Tempesta”
Movie Numa Tempesta has money, charisma, a good nose for business, and very few scruples. One day, the law catches up with him: because of an old conviction for tax fraud he is sentenced to a year of community ser- vice. This is how he meets Bruno, a young father who has become homeless and […]
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Tribute to Maestro Ennio Morricone’s for his 90th Birthday -Concert by the Ensemble “Le Muse”
Tribute to Ennio Morricone. Concert by the Ensemble “Le Muse” May 8 | 918 BathurstTickets $20 at the door | Register here An inspiring journey through the music and the atmospheres created by the great Italian composer, a unique tribute that brings the most famous soundtracks back to the theatres. “Le Muse” is an ensemble […]
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May 7–8, 2019, University of Toronto Mississauga, North Building, Room 5128
Graduate students and faculty symposium “Waiting for the end: Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian views on the end of time” Beginning in the 6th Century BCE, the lands from Greece to India were unified under one empire. This imperial conjunction brought the various religions of those lands into closer contact than ever before. Until the end […]
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Vesuvius Ensemble: Easter Procession
Concert On Good Friday, many devoted communities in Southern Italy still walk along an ancient footpath toward a holy sanctuary, singing powerful melodies along the way. In this special Good Friday performance, the Vesuvius Ensemble will take you along a sacred musical journey, offering both traditional and composed music which considers the sacred mysteries of […]
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Sanremo Giovani World Tour 2019 | Toronto
Winners of this year’s prestigious Sanremo Giovani song contest will give their only North American date during a world tour which will take them to Tunis, Tokyo, Sydney, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Barcelona and Brussels. The tour is promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and RAI (Italian National Radio and TV […]
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At the movies with L’Altra Italia: screening of “The Place”
Movie A mysterious man sits everyday at the same table of the same restaurant, continuously receiving visitors. Each of his clients wants something, driven by a deep desire, a desire that is difficult to realize, if not impossible. There is however a price to pay for his services. Because the choices and the consequences concern […]
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