Concert ‘The Great Italian Opera as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage’
On Friday 7 June, Italy will celebrate the recent inscription of the Art of Opera Singing in the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list with a special event at the Arena di Verona. The concert, realised by the Italian Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Arena di Verona Foundation and RAI, will gather some of the best international opera singers on the same stage. The program will retrace […]
Read moreNational Day of Italy 2024. Celebrations in Hobart (Tasmania): Di Sabatino Trio’s First Australian Performance!
The Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne and the Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne hosted a spectacular event at the Royal Theatre in Hobart, featuring the first Australian performance of the Di Sabatino Trio in celebration of the Italian Republic Day. Di Sabatino Trio (Paolo Di Sabatino on piano, Simone Sulpizio on double bass, Glauco […]
Read moreNational Day of Italy 2024. Celebrations in Melbourne
We thank our sponsors and institutional partners for contributing to an unforgettable National Day of Italy enriched by an outstanding performance by Mario Biondi. A special thanks to Ambassador Paolo Crudele, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier of Victoria, Nick Staikos, to the Leader of the Opposition of Victoria, John Pesutto, to Senator Raff Ciccone, to […]
Read moreCALL FOR PREMIO ITALIA 2024 – Italian and books: the world between the lines
The competition is aimed at students at Australian universities who meet the requirements specified in the attached notice, and who will be engaged in the production of papers of various kinds in Italian. The theme launched this year by MAECI for the XXIV Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo is “Italian and books: the world […]
Read moreMario Biondi comes to Australia
With his deep and warm voice, Mario Biondi, Italy’s number 1 interpreter of soul music comes to Australia. Click here to watch his promo video. Photo credit: Official Website Mario Biondi.
Read moreNational Translation Awards 2024
The Ministry of Culture, through the Directorate-General for Libraries and Copyright, announces the opening of applications for the National Translation Awards 2024 to celebrate the importance of translation in the dissemination of Italian culture worldwide and foreign culture in our country. Each year, these awards are bestowed upon translators and publishers, both Italian and foreign, […]
Read moreNational Prize “BookTuberPrize” 2024
The applications are open for the sixth edition of the prestigious National Prize ‘BookTuberPrize’.” The Competition, promoted by the Center for the Book and Reading of the Ministry of Culture, together with the General Directorate for Students and the General Directorate, aims to spread the passion for reading among young people, enhancing comprehension, synthesis, and […]
Read more”Leonardo Da Vinci, 500 Years of Genius”. From Milan to Melbourne
Thanks to the cooperation with the Italian Group Webuild and the prestigious “THE LUME” Melbourne will host an experience entirely devoted to celebrating the Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci. The experience will open to the public starting from March 16, 2024 and will present orginal artefacts by Leonardo Da Vinci, including some pages of the […]
Read moreRemembrance Day in commemoration of the victims of the Foibe and of the Istrian, Fiuman and Dalmatian Exodus
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, participated on February 9 and 10, 2024 in the main events dedicated to the Remembrance Day, in commemoration of the victims of the foibe and of the Istrian, Fiuman and Dalmatian exodus. The Foreign Ministry and the entire diplomatic-consular network, as […]
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