Rossini 150: the Man and the Artist
Lecture Gioacchino Rossini is internationally recognized for his brilliant operas and his extraordinary musical career, that officially spanned from 1810 to 1823. Once moved to Paris, he devoted himself to sacred music and oratorios, eventually composing the magnificent Petite Messe Solennelle, and one last masterpiece, the Guglielmo Tell. This November 13 marks the 150th anniversary […]
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Special Dinner Event: The Jewish Italian Tradition
Culinary Event On the occasion of the of the “Special Dinner Event: The Jewish Italian Tradition “, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and CUCINATO are pleased to present this special culinary event about Jewish-Italian Cuisine. The dinner is accompanied with a short talk by Dr. Gaia Massai about the history and culture of Jewish food […]
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Inaugural concert at the Istituto by Resident Artist Claudio Jr. De Rosa
Inaugural concert at the Istituto by Resident Artist Claudio J. De Rosa. Claudio Jr. De Rosa, listed in 2017 as one of the top ten Italian emerging jazz-artists, and Roberto Occhipinti, one of North America’s premier bassists, will perform a program of original composition and standard from jazz tradition revisited in a chamber music like […]
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The Saved Music: Francesco Lotoro in Concert
More than just a concert: Music rescued from the depths of the past, performed to inspire the future. Francesco Lotoro, an Italian composer, pianist and music teacher, brings to life music composed in the concentration camps. Lotoro will perform a concert in Toronto presented by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in collaboration with Foundation ILCM […]
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At the movies with L’Altra Italia: screening of “As Needed”
On the occasion of the of the “WORLD WEEK OF ITALIAN CUISINE “, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to present the movie: “As Needed”. Movie Arturo is a world-famous chef with anger management issues. For his community service, he is assigned to run a cooking class at a centre for young people with […]
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Concert: Super Hot Sax
World premiere Purchase tickets Trailblazing saxophonist Wallace Halladay with 13 hot-shot instrumentalists – all pedal to the metal, with a thousand notes to burn. Featuring a new work by Jimmie LeBlanc commissioned by Daniel Cooper, and Adam Scime’s commission from the 2015 Toronto Emerging Composer Award. Composers Franco Donatoni (IT)Clara Iannotta (IT)Jimmie LeBlanc* (CA)Fausto Romitelli […]
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Franco Gallippi’s lectures: “Dante, Leonardo, and Galileo: The Art of Science”
“Dante, Leonardo, and Galileo: The Art of Science” The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto presents a lecture series dedicated to the relationship between art and science in those Italians who have inspired and shaped so many minds over the centuries. The first cycle of lectures examines the encyclopaedic and cosmological vocation of Dante Alighieri, Leonardo […]
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Conference: ” Early Modern Cultures of Hospitality”
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to present an Interdisciplinary Conference at the University of Toronto about Early Modern Culture of Hospitality. Regulating relationships among strangers was a primary concern of the early modern world. Both the rediscovery of the Ancients and the new encounters among Europeans, Eastern peoples, and Native Americans required a […]
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At the movies with L’Altra Italia: screening of “Little Italy”
Movie L’ Altra Italia begins its new 2018-19 season with an English language romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Emma Roberts and Hayden Christensen, a movie filmed entirely in Toronto’s Little Italy. With an all-star cast which includes Alyssa Milano, Danny Aiello, Andrea Martin and Jane Seymour, Little Italy “follows the script” […]
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Imago Mundi — Great and North
This sweeping exhibition, part of the global Imago Mundi project, creates a snapshot of contemporary art across the country today. Presented for the first time in Canada, it features 775 small-format works by 760 established and emerging artists and creators from across Canada, including Inuit and Indigenous artists from across North America. Imago Mundi — […]
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