Istituto Di Cultura - Toronto

The Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto and the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver are pleased to support internationally renowned, early music specialist Marco Vitale in a series of concerts across British Columbia. ABOUT MARCO VITALE: Harpsichordist, organist and musical director Marco Vitale was born in Palermo,...

The aim of this lecture series is to commemorate Fellini’s hundredth birthday (January 20, 2020) by taking a journey through the decades of the Maestro’s filmography. Each lecture will be dedicated to two decades of Fellini’s career by concentrating on certain dominant themes that characterize the films o...

This colourful Italian comedy features conductor Speranza Scappucci, "one of classical music’s brightest stars" (Opera News) at the podium, award-winning mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as Rosina, and an exuberant, carnivalesque staging that audiences loved when this production was last at the COC. Photo: Theshlen N...

The Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents Maurizio Guarini’s new album: A Goblin’s Chamber - A string quartet revisitation. Maurizio Guarini, member of Italian progressive rock band, Goblin, will perform a brief concert of some of the tracks from the new album, accompanied by a string quartet. “As a membe...

TORONTO Friday, January 24RECEPTION: 7:00pm | Toronto Fiction Club | 180 Pearl St.SCREENING: 8:00pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox | 350 King Street W. Genre: Comedy-Drama | Language: Italian| Subtitles: English In a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Taranto, a robbery takes place in which a fifty-year-old man named Tonino, who...

The Power Plant presents a new body of work by Dawit L. Petros. INTERNATIONAL ART PARTNER: ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA GUEST CURATOR: IRENE CAMPOLMIASSISTANT CURATOR: AMIN ALSADEN, CURATORIAL FELLOW Saturday, January 25 - Sunday, May 10 Born in Eritrea, Canadian artist Dawit L. Petros explores relationships between...

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Foreign Ministry renews its staunch commitment to preserve the memory of the Shoah, also abroad, through the numerous events and initiatives organised by our diplomatic network around the world, including the Italian Cultural Institutes. In 2020, the Istituto Italiano di...

The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to support the launch of the book "Where Angels Come To Earth: An Evocation of the Italian Piazza", by Vincenzo Pietropaolo and Mark Frutkin. The presentation will be moderated by Professor Don Snyder (Ryerson University), M.A., Photographic Studies, Goddard College, Plainfield,...

The Istituto Italiano di Cultura will host a presentation for the new book by Taras Grescoe, "Possess the Air - Love, Heroism, and the Battle for the Soul fo Mussolini's Rome". Description: Whoever you are, you are sure to be a severe critic of Fascism, and you must feel the servile shame. But even you are responsible...

Acclaimed visual artist Antonella Bersani builds an immersive environment with the help of the audience. Organized by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and DopoLavoro Teatrale (DLT) in collaboration with The Theatre Centre and the Progress International Festival of Performance and Ideas. The Affioramenti experience is...

Presented by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and Hugh’s Room. Luca Seccafieno and Fabrizio Viti present a program focused on rhapsodic style. The first part is dedicated to Arutiunian’s Armenia and the elegance of Charlier. The second part is a tribute to the city of New York, the energy of West Side Story,...

Tafelmusik & The Istituto Italiano di Cultura present: DREAMING JUPITER Vittorio Ghielmi, guest director & viola da gamba Thursday, February 6 | 8pm Friday, February 7 | 8pm Saturday, February 8 | 8pm Sunday, February 9 | 3:30pm Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS A musical conv...

The world-renowned, multi-talented Italian composer and musician Vittorio Ghielmi joins Alessandro Ruggera, director of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, for a conversation about his wide-ranging musical passions and the history behind the enigmatic viola da gamba or viol, a cousin of the cello. A staple of 17th and 18th...

The 26th Edition of the Victoria Film Festival brings two Italian features to its audiences: The Disappearance of My Mother and The Traitor.  The Istituto Italiano di Cultura and the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver renew their support of Italy's presence at the festival. Presented by the Victoria Film ...