La Traviata
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi Exclusive Melbourne Season: 17-20-22-24-27-29 May 2014 Known as the “Traviata of the mirrors”, this spectacular international production features an enormous hanging mirror reflecting the decadent world of Violetta, who is brought to life by Australian singing sensation Jessica Pratt. Conducted by Maestro Richard Mills. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. […]
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Language Vision
3rd European Langiage Festival Italian primary students and teachers are invited to explore languages and culture through art. The event will revolve around an NGV Educator led tour through the permanent collection of European art and a performance in the Great Hall.
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Australia & Italia // Foto & Photos
Italy through Australian eyes and Australia through Italian eyes Australia & Italia // Foto & Photos is a photographic competition which aims to bring together visions of Italy and Australia, each seen from the other’s point of view. There are two thematic categories in the competition, which can be freely interpreted: Italy through Australian eyes […]
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‘Dirty Secrets’? Primo Levi and the Resistance
with Dr Mirna Cicioni In English It is well known that Primo Levi was deported to Auschwitz as a Jew, but perhaps not everybody knows that he was arrested on 9 December 1943 as a member of one of the first Resistance units in the Val d’Aosta. The talk will analyse some debates which took […]
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Otello
A production by CitiOpera Four performances only! 28 & 29 March and 4 & 5 April CitiOpera, Melbourne’s Opera Company for new and emerging talent, is celebrating its “rebranding” with a performance of the Opera OTELLO, by Giuseppe Verdi. Based on Shakepeare’s play Othello, the Verdi opera version will showcase upcoming opera talents in Victoria. […]
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Piranesi e Roma: immagini di ieri e di oggi – at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Lecture in Italian Luigi Ficacci, art historian, works for the Office of Conservation of Italian Artistic Patrimony (Ministry of Cultural Heritage). Since 2008 Ficacci has been the Superintendent of Fine Arts in Bologna, Ferrara and in the Provinces of the Romagna Region. Dr Ficacci has taught the history of art at the University in Viterbo, […]
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Piranesi and the Impact of the Late Baroque – at the University of Melbourne
Conference at the University of Melbourne The Australian Institute of Art History, in collaboration with the Baillieu Library and the State Library of Victoria will host a conference on Piranesi and the Impact of the Late Baroque on 27 and 28 February 2014 at the University of Melbourne. The conference is conceived in relation to […]
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A Traveller’s Dream: Piranesi and Rome – at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura
26 February— 4 June 2014 A photographic exhibition by Graziano Panfili EXTENDED TO 4 JUNE! A Traveller’s Dream: Piranesi and Rome by multi-award winning Italian photographer Graziano Panfili, is the dream of a modern-day traveller, eager to know today the places depicted in Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s etchings from more than two hundred years ago. Panfili’s […]
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Rome: Piranesi’s Vision – at the State Library of Victoria
Exhibition at the State Library of Victoria Marvel at unforgettable images of classical and baroque Rome in this free exhibition of exquisite rare artworks from 18th-century Italian master-printmaker Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–78). This stunning exhibition highlights the grand churches, imposing palaces and monumental ruins of Rome. It also includes illustrated books and paintings by his […]
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The Piranesi effect – at the Ian Potter Museum of Art
18 February – 24 May 2014 Works by 18th century Italian printmaker Piranesi will be juxtaposed with works by contemporary artists, Roman and Etruscan antiquities. The Piranesi Effect, curated by guest curator, Jenny Long, highlights the sense of disquiet and ambiguity reflected in the works. Works by contemporary artists Rick Amor, Michael Graf, Mira Gojak, […]
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